Stacked pull requests are now in public preview - GitHub Changelog

kept by eddie jul 31

GitHub introduces stacked pull requests in public preview, allowing developers to break large changes into reviewable layers and merge them with a single click via the gh‑stack CLI extension.

GitHub Stacked PRs
GitHub now natively supports stacked pull requests, allowing developers to break large changes into small, reviewable layers with a stack map, cascading rebase, and a `gh stack` CLI.
also on gh stack, GitHub, #cli, #developer-tools
What if you don't need MCP at all?
Many developers argue that CLI tools and direct API calls are simpler and more reliable than MCP for hooking LLMs to external systems.
also on GitHub CLI, #cli, #developer-tools
What we’ve learned building cloud agents
Cursor's cloud agents perform best when given full development environments, durable execution via Temporal, and a harness that shifts control to the agent.
also on GitHub CLI, #developer-tools
Git at any scale
Cursor argues Git’s packfile‑based design hinders scalable hosting and presents Continuity, a S3‑backed write‑ahead log system that enables linear, consistent replication.
also on #git, GitHub, #developer-tools
This is why PR diff speed matters. This isn't a dunk on GitHub specifically, because GitLab, Forgejo, etc. are all equal or worse. But this
PR diff rendering is often so slow across GitHub, GitLab, and Forgejo that expert users experience frame drops and input lag, making the tool a bottleneck.
also on #git, GitHub, #developer-tools