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GitHub isn't fun anymore

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Re: GitHub isn't fun anymore

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Post by paulchap »

xgenecloud wrote: post #220
p2detar wrote: post #161

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I kind of do have "fun" with GH. I follow people and see what repos they have starred, or code/issues they're working on. I also follow repos and check the source code that's being committed from time to time. Just for fun, to learn new stuff. The "Explore repositories" option did help me to find a couple of interesting repos. I feel that at some point GH decided to distance themselves from the social aspect of the p…

Cannot agree more on this. There are two sides to github consumption - active and passive. On passive side - we are happy to stick to basics of git on CLI / IDE and get the job done of a version control. And the site is usually to configure CI/CD and so on. However on active consumption of open source - it is all about discovery of repos relevant to tech you are into and people behind them. It is so amazing to go and…

Your clash with the conventional usage and connotation of these terms was probably intended, but how is browsing repos active consumption (and vice versa)? Isn't creating and collaborating on projects much more active than just looking at interesting stuff?

Re: GitHub isn't fun anymore

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Post by theSage »

tjpnz wrote: post #259

I've sworn off Github for my own toy projects. The code I write off the clock is a form of escapism, I don't want to run the risk of having my repos nuked from orbit for any inadvertent profanity, nor do I want to triage issues from people taking issue with how I've named things, or forcing me to adopt an ultimately meaningless boilerplate CoC. I don't want to have to write a novel on why I'm not a racist or a fascis…

What do you use then? Gitlab? Personal servers?

Re: GitHub isn't fun anymore

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Post by pickpuck »

peteforde wrote: post #155

I had no idea that GitHub was supposed to (or trying to be) fun. If you're going to non-curated "trending" feeds looking for things that are already popular to pay attention to, you're not only wasting your finite free time but you're training yourself to be a follower. Stop this nonsense immediately. Use your talents and build something great. If you never check the "trending" page on GitHub again, you will have a b…

The point of the “trending” page wasn’t that it always showed you React. It showed you tiny repositories that had exploded in popularity that day.

Re: GitHub isn't fun anymore

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Post by tjpnz »

theSage wrote: post #262
tjpnz wrote: post #259

I've sworn off Github for my own toy projects. The code I write off the clock is a form of escapism, I don't want to run the risk of having my repos nuked from orbit for any inadvertent profanity, nor do I want to triage issues from people taking issue with how I've named things, or forcing me to adopt an ultimately meaningless boilerplate CoC. I don't want to have to write a novel on why I'm not a racist or a fascis…

What do you use then? Gitlab? Personal servers?

A mixture of both actually. I'm a big user of Gitlab private repos which I'll sometimes make public.

Re: GitHub isn't fun anymore

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Post by xgenecloud »

austincheney wrote: post #253
xgenecloud wrote: post #173

>> No offense to Stripe, but the notion that stripe-samples/subscriptions, which has 13 total stars with exactly zero new stars today is the new JavaScript “hotness” is a joke. This is totally useless to everyone. THIS. The new algorithm is not only horrendous but SUPER FLAWED! Here is what happened. After receiving 900+ stars within a week of launch - we never make it to 'Trending' weekly or monthly!! We were their…

> Stars not only tell how cool a open source project is but also makes the new open source developers produce valuable work without next to nothing in return. Stars aren’t payment. If that is the primary currency for your development I am curious what happens when there are no new stars? Do you kill the repo?

Stars are a way to bookmark and discover repos in the open source world. No stars doesn't mean no development - I am not denying that and appreciate your concern on how much vanity is in it. (I guess it is better than vanity of likes for a photo on instagram).

Re: GitHub isn't fun anymore

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Post by withjive »

tjpnz wrote: post #259

I've sworn off Github for my own toy projects. The code I write off the clock is a form of escapism, I don't want to run the risk of having my repos nuked from orbit for any inadvertent profanity, nor do I want to triage issues from people taking issue with how I've named things, or forcing me to adopt an ultimately meaningless boilerplate CoC. I don't want to have to write a novel on why I'm not a racist or a fascis…

What's wrong with personal projects on a Free private Github repo? (they offer those now).

Previously I would just put my pet projects on Bitbucket because they offered free private repos.

Re: GitHub isn't fun anymore

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Post by bovermyer »

I used to follow the latest trends via various blogs and websites. As I've gotten older, though, I've found that I get the most valuable insights into what's new and genuinely interesting from talking to people.

Re: GitHub isn't fun anymore

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Post by aerique »

theSage wrote: post #262
tjpnz wrote: post #259

I've sworn off Github for my own toy projects. The code I write off the clock is a form of escapism, I don't want to run the risk of having my repos nuked from orbit for any inadvertent profanity, nor do I want to triage issues from people taking issue with how I've named things, or forcing me to adopt an ultimately meaningless boilerplate CoC. I don't want to have to write a novel on why I'm not a racist or a fascis…

What do you use then? Gitlab? Personal servers?

There's also sourcehut: https://git.sr.ht/

Re: GitHub isn't fun anymore

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Post by pjmlp »

kelnos wrote: post #250
pjmlp wrote: post #164

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If Atlassian products is a collection of poorly integrated what to say about plenty of enterprise solutions? I am yet to find something that works as good as Atlassian products.

I disagree with the parent that they're poorly integrated. They're probably better-integrated than most other options out there. IMO the real problem with Atlassian products is that individually they are not good. Confluence is a bad wiki, Jira is a bad issue/project tracker, Bitbucket is a bad source code management tool. Individually they all have a lot of flaws to the point that if they only existed on their own,…

I have been a very happy user every time I used Atlassian products on their own, so bad are many of the in-house enterprise alternatives, or products like DOORS and Notes.

Re: GitHub isn't fun anymore

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Post by makapuf »

angled wrote: post #235
root_axis wrote: post #18

Hard pass on the suggestion to add more social network features. Such features are only conducive to drama and anxiety, we need less of that not more.

Sites such as Advogato and Planet GNOME tried that in the past and for better or for worse, didn't succeed. Let's not repeat the mistakes of the past!

Iirc advogato was more a blog platform (with trust metric though) ? So.. freshmeat perhaps ?
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