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ive been using gitlab for 3 years now in an enterprise environment, and the only complaint I have is lack of federation (albeit im told after the MS move, this

ive been using gitlab for 3 years now in an enterprise environment, and the only complaint I have is lack of federation (albeit im told after the MS move, this is getting a lot more attention.) I have 1400+ projects and more than 700 users in 3 geographic locations using my server. backups with ruby fog libraries included in gitlab are taken once a night and im expanding the CI presence to include a kubernetes cluster. In short, Gitlab is worth it if you have the resources to deploy. If not, gitea is a great alternative as well. https://gitea.io https://gitea.io

sytse 8y ago
We're open to federation, please see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/4517 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/4517 and https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/4013 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/4013
hunter23 8y ago
I have also been using gitlab for 3 years. The main complaint I have is usability / UX. For example, if you go through their merge request flow, parts of the page are unreadable. Sometimes it feels like this: http://corsairmediaservices.com/images/blog/bad-interface.jpg http://corsairmediaservices.com/images/blog/bad-interface.jp... Unfortunately, I haven't seen much improvement on the design side. While their company has invested in design resources, it feels like every designer is focused on a specific feature. When you group those features into a page (like merge requests) you get this jumbled mess. Luckily after using the product for 3 years you start to have muscle memory of where things are but overall the design severely lags Github's.
- svesselov 8y ago
  Ouch, that's a rough comparison @hunter23. We hear you though, there is a lot packed into that Merge Request area. I would love to hear what you think about this updated design https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/37479#note_71376767 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/37479#note_71.... "While their company has invested in design resources, it feels like every designer is focused on a specific feature. When you group those features into a page (like merge requests) you get this jumbled mess." Thank you for the honest and direct feedback. We work together as a team and try to keep a holistic view even as we iterate on specific features. We know we can do better here and are actively working to make things consistent and understandable. We have opened several epics dedicated to this, you can see them here: https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&author_username=sarrahvesselov https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics?scope=all&utf8=...

sytse 8y ago

We're open to federation, please see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/4517 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/4517 and https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/4013 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/4013

hunter23 8y ago

I have also been using gitlab for 3 years. The main complaint I have is usability / UX. For example, if you go through their merge request flow, parts of the page are unreadable. Sometimes it feels like this: http://corsairmediaservices.com/images/blog/bad-interface.jpg http://corsairmediaservices.com/images/blog/bad-interface.jp... Unfortunately, I haven't seen much improvement on the design side. While their company has invested in design resources, it feels like every designer is focused on a specific feature. When you group those features into a page (like merge requests) you get this jumbled mess. Luckily after using the product for 3 years you start to have muscle memory of where things are but overall the design severely lags Github's.

svesselov 8y ago
Ouch, that's a rough comparison @hunter23. We hear you though, there is a lot packed into that Merge Request area. I would love to hear what you think about this updated design https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/37479#note_71376767 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/37479#note_71.... "While their company has invested in design resources, it feels like every designer is focused on a specific feature. When you group those features into a page (like merge requests) you get this jumbled mess." Thank you for the honest and direct feedback. We work together as a team and try to keep a holistic view even as we iterate on specific features. We know we can do better here and are actively working to make things consistent and understandable. We have opened several epics dedicated to this, you can see them here: https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&author_username=sarrahvesselov https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics?scope=all&utf8=...