gitnub/WHY.md

Why?

When I first brought the idea for GitNub to mint, she responded with "Why?" I'll be honest, I really did not know the answer to that question back then. But now, I'll try and explain it.

GitHub Used to be Good

Back when GitHub was first introduced, it didn't rely on the fancy JavaScript techniques popular at the time. All of it was rendered server-side, and there was little DOM manipulation. It was simple, and it didn't place any unnecessary burdens on the browser.

GitHub also looks good, especially back in the day

Have you even seen GitHub back in 2010? It was beautiful.

All those gradient buttons and menus, no client-side rendering or manipulation need. It was great.

I missed that GitHub. So, I wanted to go back to it. I wanted to have my own GitHub that I could use on my own servers.

And voila, GitNub was born.