GitHub Lacks a Full-Featured Desktop Client Supporting Code Review Workflows
GitHub's official desktop client does not support code review, and the VS Code extension does not handle per-commit reviews, forcing developers to use the web interface for critical PR workflows. The gap is significant enough that a developer team built a competing desktop client (OctoPunk) to cover 95% of GitHub's functionality natively. Developers wanting editor-native GitHub interaction with full review capabilities have no first-party solution.
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