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Raised as a usability problem by 6 people on Hacker News over 4 years (2023–2026), in 5 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
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Hooks slow commits and can fail, losing the commit messageUnreviewed
20232026- Creating a commit takes several seconds because of pre-commit hooks2026-04-23
- Hooks are too slow, so people bypass them with a no-verify git alias2026-03-22
- Hooks modify files in place during commit, and tools run from hidden cache so failures are hard to reproduce2025-02-17
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 6 complaints
- Creating a commit takes several seconds because of pre-commit hooks2026-04-23
- Hooks are too slow, so people bypass them with a no-verify git alias2026-03-22
- Python-based install keeps breaking, causing repeated installation problems2025-06-22
- Hooks modify files in place during commit, and tools run from hidden cache so failures are hard to reproduce2025-02-17
- Hooks slow down work and can fail, losing the commit message and forcing manual disabling2023-04-22
- Hook output is too long with many warnings, making status hard to quickly check2023-04-22