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Re: Auf Wiedersehen, GitHub

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Post by Banditoz »

ryandv wrote: post #31
fkyoureadthedoc wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> gamified and turned into social media. What makes you think this? I use it for work and it's never been better in terms of features, and is just as reliable as usual. I honestly have no idea what you're talking about with gamification and social media. The only gamification I can think of is the commit graph which has been a thing for at least a decade.

> I honestly have no idea what you're talking about with gamification and social media. The only gamification I can think of is the commit graph which has been a thing for at least a decade. There was a time before "achievements" or badges and NARCISSISM.MD files on your profile page. The UI has clearly regressed in terms of performance and responsiveness over the years, when GitHub insisted on making the code viewer…

Gitea's interface feels nice to used compared to the UI of GitHub and Gitlab of today. It's mostly server-side rendered.

Re: Auf Wiedersehen, GitHub

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Post by jonas21 »

ryandv wrote: post #22

Good riddance. I'd never even heard of this man until he came out telling developers to "get out of your career" [0] after stealing all their open source code for Copilot. Instant animosity. GitHub is completely unrecognizable compared to how it was before being gamified and turned into social media. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44808645

> GitHub is completely unrecognizable compared to how it was before being gamified and turned into social media.

Huh? The whole premise on which Github was founded was that it was "social coding". The phrase was even in the logo in the early days [0]. Social features like stars, following, and the activity feed have been there from very early on.

If anything, I feel like Github has become a lot more corporate and enterprisey since getting bought by Microsoft.

[0] https://github.blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/3e6c0720-b15a...

Re: Auf Wiedersehen, GitHub

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Post by alternatex »

bsimpson wrote: post #33
__jonas wrote: post #26

> GitHub and its leadership team will continue its mission as part of Microsoft’s CoreAI organization So the whole of GitHub is now seen primarily as an AI platform?

That's how The Verge is reporting it: # GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO resignation ## GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke has resigned, and now GitHub will be part of Microsoft’s AI engineering team. https://www.theverge.com/news/757461/microsoft-github-thomas...

Infernally known as the "move fast break things" org

Re: Auf Wiedersehen, GitHub

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Post by Insanity »

threetonesun wrote: post #13
arp242 wrote: post #8

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> I wonder what he's implying about GitHub Nothing. It's just a common(-ish) reference/joke.

Yes. I've also used this when leaving a job, albeit with a slight modification since the job did not provide fish. I suppose you could read it with the subtext that the dolphins are saying "see ya suckers" but I think it's more appropriate to read it as the dolphins actually saying "thank you" even though things didn't entirely work out.

One of my reports was a hardcore HHGG fan, including carrying a towel on towel day. He signed off with the "so long and thanks for all the fish", and I don't think anyone read anything negative into this.

In fact, while that was some years ago, it was a tight-knit team and we still meet up for dinner with the original team members about 2-3x a year :)

Re: Auf Wiedersehen, GitHub

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Post by d1sxeyes »

threetonesun wrote: post #13
arp242 wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I wonder what he's implying about GitHub Nothing. It's just a common(-ish) reference/joke.

Yes. I've also used this when leaving a job, albeit with a slight modification since the job did not provide fish. I suppose you could read it with the subtext that the dolphins are saying "see ya suckers" but I think it's more appropriate to read it as the dolphins actually saying "thank you" even though things didn't entirely work out.

If I remember correctly, the dolphins had tried to warn humanity without success and eventually gave up and left, so the “see ya suckers” reading doesn’t quite track.

Re: Auf Wiedersehen, GitHub

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Post by seanw444 »

Catbert59 wrote: post #46
sylens wrote: post #34

For the people who are leaving GitHub due to concerns over Copilot stealing their code, where are you going? GitLab? Self hosting your own?

I always have a private Gitea instance running for my private projects. VPS are cheap in 2025 and it doesn't eat much resources.

Also heard good things about Forgejo.

Re: Auf Wiedersehen, GitHub

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Post by alberth »

__jonas wrote: post #26

> GitHub and its leadership team will continue its mission as part of Microsoft’s CoreAI organization So the whole of GitHub is now seen primarily as an AI platform?

That’s worrying given how far behind its perceived the CoreAI products are relative to competitors.

Re: Auf Wiedersehen, GitHub

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Post by rootnod3 »

sylens wrote: post #34

For the people who are leaving GitHub due to concerns over Copilot stealing their code, where are you going? GitLab? Self hosting your own?

I personally am self-hosting. Going anywhere else that is central again would just shift the shit-pile somewhere else. At least with self-hosting I know that my code is not used for AI training.
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