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by chx 881 days ago
No, it's not fine, there's absolutely no need whatsoever for Github to be an SPA. What functionality do you think can't be done ... in HTML 4.0 for that matter much less HTML5? Sure, a good editor inside the browser but then let that be a standalone, that has nothing to do with the repository viewer.

(As an aside I hate the Jira UI for being the same.)
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mcluck 881 days ago
I agree but I'll take it a step further. I actually rather dislike the in-browser editor when I'm just browsing code. It messes with my standard keybindings and has weird focus issues. Give me plain, syntax highlighted text, with optional symbol referencing to make it easier to look around. If I get to the point that I want a real text editor, I'll just clone it
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chx 881 days ago
That's what I meant by standalone indeed.
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