Why hackers moved from git-spice to av

1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.

git-spice 0 hackers criticize it
→
av 1 hacker recommends it

What hackers said about the move

“Aviator [2] is also good, and they have a hosted UI with merge queue support as well.”
atombender, 2026-06-16original comment ↗

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git-spice vs av

git-spiceav
Hackers who recommend11
Hackers who criticize00
Moved away from it11
Moved to it11

Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.

Criticism of git-spice

No further criticism of git-spice captured yet.

Praise for av

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