GitHub Won't Count Your Approval on a PR You Asked Copilot to Write. Your Laptop Will
Description and use
<ul> <li> <strong>Book:</strong> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GW2NTCR5" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ship It — the pragmatic startup tech stack</a> </li> <li> <strong>Also by me:</strong> <em>Thinking in Go</em> (2-book series) — <a href="https://xgabriel.com/go-book" rel="noopener noreferrer">Complete Guide to Go Programming</a> + <a href="https://xgabriel.com/hexagonal-go" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hexagonal Architecture in Go</a> </li> <li> <strong>My project:</strong> <a href="https://hermes-ide.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hermes IDE</a> | <a href="https://github.com/hermes-hq/herm
Problem
<ul> <li> <strong>Book:</strong> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GW2NTCR5" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ship It — the pragmatic startup tech stack</a> </li> <li> <strong>Also by me:</strong> <em>Thinking in Go</em> (2-book series) — <a href="https://xgabriel.com/go-book" rel="noopener noreferrer">Complete Guide to Go Programming</a> + <a href="https://xgabriel.com/hexagonal-go" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hexagonal Architecture in Go</a> </li> <li> <strong>My project:</strong> <a href="https://hermes-ide.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hermes IDE</a> | <a href="https://github.com/hermes-hq/herm
Outcome
<ul> <li> <strong>Book:</strong> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GW2NTCR5" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ship It — the pragmatic startup tech stack</a> </li> <li> <strong>Also by me:</strong> <em>Thinking in Go</em> (2-book series) — <a href="https://xgabriel.com/go-book" rel="noopener noreferrer">Complete Guide to Go Programming</a> + <a href="https://xgabriel.com/hexagonal-go" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hexagonal Architecture in Go</a> </li> <li> <strong>My project:</strong> <a href="https://hermes-ide.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hermes IDE</a> | <a href="https://github.com/hermes-hq/herm
Evidence
GitHub Won't Count Your Approval on a PR You Asked Copilot to Write. Your Laptop Will
- Record date: 2026-10-18T20:41:02.226Z