The GitHub website is slow on Safari
14 days ago
- #Safari
- #Performance
- #GitHub
- GitHub has become increasingly slow on Safari, now reaching an unusable state.
- Performance issues are particularly noticeable with large pull requests or files (1000+ lines).
- Even high-end hardware like a MacBook Pro with M4 Max and 48GB RAM struggles with GitHub on Safari.
- Chrome performs better on the same machine, though still struggles with very large pull requests.
- Users report UI sluggishness, frozen pages, and delays in actions like adding labels or reviewers.
- The issue appears to be Safari-specific, with no immediate fixes available.
- Some speculate the problem might be related to CSS selectors or API actions triggered by the UI.