Ask HN: When did GitHub replace standard Git commands with the “GitHub CLI?”
by strix_varius on Hacker News.
Today I went to check out a colleague’s branch, and noticed the convenient, standard, copy-pasteable `git` command has been replaced with `gh pr checkout 1234`. Underneath, there’s some subtle advertising: “Work fast with our official CLI. _Learn more._” This is of course useless to me, and to any other developer who prefers to use standard tooling rather than proprietary lock-in stuff. I don’t begrudge Microsoft shipping a GH CLI as an optional thing, but shifting default workflows away from the standard client is one of those changes that doesn’t serve users, but rather serves some PM’s KPIs.