Why hackers moved from GitHub to Worktree
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“In my case, I switched from GitHub to Worktree ( https://worktree.ca/ ).”CIARobotFish, 2026-03-23original comment ↗
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GitHub vs Worktree
| GitHub | Worktree | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 4 | 1 |
| Hackers who criticize | 13 | 0 |
| Moved away from it | 3 | 0 |
| Moved to it | 3 | 1 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of GitHub
“GitHub has been neither for us.”jack_sunsetless, 2026-10-12original comment ↗
“My company has heavy handily moved from self-hosted version control system to github and now we’re suffering more outages.”spacephysics, 2026-10-12original comment ↗
“The GitHub page is borked, since they removed Org mode support a day ago, but the manual and reference can be found on the web page.”bjoli, 2026-10-02original comment ↗
“I always wondered when I moved from NodeJS to Golang on why do I need to import everything from github.”pulkitbanta, 2026-09-28original comment ↗
“I wonder how much egg is on that exec's face.”annzabelle, 2026-08-26original comment ↗
Praise for Worktree
No further praise for Worktree captured yet.