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GitHub doesn't show search field unless you sign in
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Re: GitHub doesn't show search field unless you sign in
#12Maybe it's to protect people who've accidentally included secrets in their repos from automated searching to hack their AWS accounts?
Re: GitHub doesn't show search field unless you sign in
#13This feels like a move away from offering the greatest opensource project hosting site to a walled garden. I was just browsing some repository and found a non linked reference to another project which probably is also on Github but there is no way of searching for it when I'm not logged in (and knowing the search URL somebody posted earlier). Pretty big UI fail and I wonder if this was intentional and if so if they t…
I feel like this is a part of a trend that reflects how github itself is changing - slowly making access to things harder, then finally removing it.
Github used to have an awesome and public way to explore projects (http://web.archive.org/web/20130730125837/https://github.com...) - I remember using it a lot to look for projects to learn to read code because it allowed me to easily find projects by language. They replaced it with a flashier, but in my experience, much less useful tool that you have no control over - https://github.com/explore .
I know I'm not the only one thinking of moving my repos to another provider or perhaps a self-hosted solution because of this direction.
Re: GitHub doesn't show search field unless you sign in
#14This feels like a move away from offering the greatest opensource project hosting site to a walled garden. I was just browsing some repository and found a non linked reference to another project which probably is also on Github but there is no way of searching for it when I'm not logged in (and knowing the search URL somebody posted earlier). Pretty big UI fail and I wonder if this was intentional and if so if they t…
I really wonder what the rationale behind this move is. I wouldn't even have noticed as I'm practically always logged in, but was that search bar lowering the conversion rates to free users, or what?
Re: GitHub doesn't show search field unless you sign in
#15This feels like a move away from offering the greatest opensource project hosting site to a walled garden. I was just browsing some repository and found a non linked reference to another project which probably is also on Github but there is no way of searching for it when I'm not logged in (and knowing the search URL somebody posted earlier). Pretty big UI fail and I wonder if this was intentional and if so if they t…
I feel like this is a part of a trend that reflects how github itself is changing - slowly making access to things harder, then finally removing it. Github used to have an awesome and public way to explore projects ( http://web.archive.org/web/20130730125837/https://github.com... ) - I remember using it a lot to look for projects to learn to read code because it allowed me to easily find projects by language. They re…
OTOH, a trend towards self hosted solutions will only make finding projects to explore harder.
Re: GitHub doesn't show search field unless you sign in
#16This feels like a move away from offering the greatest opensource project hosting site to a walled garden. I was just browsing some repository and found a non linked reference to another project which probably is also on Github but there is no way of searching for it when I'm not logged in (and knowing the search URL somebody posted earlier). Pretty big UI fail and I wonder if this was intentional and if so if they t…
I feel like this is a part of a trend that reflects how github itself is changing - slowly making access to things harder, then finally removing it. Github used to have an awesome and public way to explore projects ( http://web.archive.org/web/20130730125837/https://github.com... ) - I remember using it a lot to look for projects to learn to read code because it allowed me to easily find projects by language. They re…
As danmaz74 said, this will fragment the open source scene over multiple platforms which makes it harder to discover. Github always felt nice as a home for all these projects, I don't get the need for this move either.
They must know that people contributing to open source rather not want their stuff to be hidden behind some wall. I just wish they would have continued their offering, in my books they were the good guys, helping open source to new hights but also do well on a business side. I guess I was wrong.
Re: GitHub doesn't show search field unless you sign in
#17Well, it GitHub wants people to switch over to Gitlabs, they should just continue doing this stuff.
Re: GitHub doesn't show search field unless you sign in
#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
I feel like this is a part of a trend that reflects how github itself is changing - slowly making access to things harder, then finally removing it. Github used to have an awesome and public way to explore projects ( http://web.archive.org/web/20130730125837/https://github.com... ) - I remember using it a lot to look for projects to learn to read code because it allowed me to easily find projects by language. They re…
OTOH, a trend towards self hosted solutions will only make finding projects to explore harder.
Or create the demand for an index/curation platform/search engine, which would be something quite interesting, I think.
Re: GitHub doesn't show search field unless you sign in
#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
True, but the search bar remains unavailable when you've used github.com/search to navigate to a repo. This is a serious regression. Off-topic: @dang, can we get a "Upvote this comment if has less than 1 point, else don't upvote it" button?
> Off-topic: @dang, can we get a "Upvote this comment if has less than 1 point, else don't upvote it" button? The font-color of the comment (aside from links already visited) should be enough to indicate if it has positive or negative karma. Individuals can decide whether to upvote or downvote further at that point.
> The font-color of the comment (aside from links already visited) should be enough to indicate if it has positive or negative karma.
This is by far the biggest problem I have with HN. If there's not enough light in the room, I have problems differentiating between shades of grey/black if the contrast isn't high enough. And it makes downvoted-to-hell comments extremely hard to read because all the mobile apps seem to replicate this, and you can't just ctrl+a to add contrast.
Re: GitHub doesn't show search field unless you sign in
#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
True, but the search bar remains unavailable when you've used github.com/search to navigate to a repo. This is a serious regression. Off-topic: @dang, can we get a "Upvote this comment if has less than 1 point, else don't upvote it" button?
> Off-topic: @dang, can we get a "Upvote this comment if has less than 1 point, else don't upvote it" button? The font-color of the comment (aside from links already visited) should be enough to indicate if it has positive or negative karma. Individuals can decide whether to upvote or downvote further at that point.
Wasn't HN experimenting with not greying comments that had a single downvote? I think this was an attempt to avoid downvote pile ons.
I'm not sure it's still happening. I think it stopped the people who provide corrective upvotes.