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Does anyone still use GitHub?

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Post by iamarsibragimov » Sat, Feb 22, 2025, 11:12 PM UTC

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Post by minimaxir » Sat, Feb 22, 2025, 11:32 PM UTC

There hasn't been a reason to stop using GitHub.

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Feb 22, 2025, 11:36 PM UTC

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Post by layer8 » Sat, Feb 22, 2025, 11:45 PM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #2

There hasn't been a reason to stop using GitHub.

I think you mean no new reason.

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Post by mouse_ » Sun, Feb 23, 2025, 12:04 AM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #2

There hasn't been a reason to stop using GitHub.

Microsoft embracing and extending the free software ecosystem is not reason enough?

Re: Does anyone still use GitHub?

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Post by zahlman » Sun, Feb 23, 2025, 12:06 AM UTC

Yes (https://gitcharts.com/).

Re: Does anyone still use GitHub?

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Post by minimaxir » Sun, Feb 23, 2025, 12:08 AM UTC

mouse_ wrote: post #5

minimaxir wrote: post #2

There hasn't been a reason to stop using GitHub.

Microsoft embracing and extending the free software ecosystem is not reason enough?

You're about 7 years late on criticism of Microsoft's acquisition of GitHub.

They have not taken any steps toward enshittifying it, and even if it did, it would have to be a very nontrivial change to cause people to stop using GitHub.

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Post by pestatije » Sun, Feb 23, 2025, 1:38 AM UTC

what do you mean 'still'?

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