When viewing code I like the feature, however, when browsing folder structures it is a completely redundant feature. And just adds visual clutter. This feels like a half-step between an editor and a static file listing. I would personally prefer either a very static view of the core, in pure html, or an interactive experience (Ctrl+.) for opening vs-code on the repo.

Secondly, the code search feature is nice, but is there a reason why it has to be a column to the right, couldn't it be part of the editor, like we're used to in most editors nowadays.

A gripe I've had recently with github, is just that it all seems so slow. It feels like trudging through mud, it may be, because I don't live in the US. But this is getting out of hand, and makes me want to consider leaving it for something else.

Sorry for the rant, I like progress, I just don't like unneeded complexity, especially for a tool I love =D