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I'm using another service for my private repos, as github's pricing structure for a single dev is seriously uncompetitive. I wanted to move my public / open so

I'm using another service for my private repos, as github's pricing structure for a single dev is seriously uncompetitive. I wanted to move my public / open source repos for a long time. Now I finally I have the opportunity to do so without getting into discussions at an interview on why am I not using github. For people such as myself, I don't know what Microsoft / Github can do or say to convince otherwise.

dangrossman 8y ago
> pricing structure for a single dev is seriously uncompetitive $7/month is a burden? What's it competing with except a fancy coffee or two?
- viseztrance 8y ago
  Remember, these costs add up quite easy. Why bother if I can get the same features for free? But it really depends on how you view it. I felt I got better value by supporting an open source project I like on patreon (Godot) than spending my money on this subscription.
  - dangrossman 8y ago
    > Remember, these costs add up quite easy. Some single developers are perhaps a bit spoiled. Other professions need offices, stores, work trucks, thousands of dollars in physical tools that they'll need to maintain and replace as they wear out. We need a computer and have the option of a $7/month subscription to perpetually-updated professional tools. $7/month doesn't cover the printer paper most professionals go through in a month. Software developers need a computer and that's about it, and some apparently find $7/month "uncompetitive" because that fee didn't come with sufficient feel-good about charitable giving or something. All the software and professional services I subscribe to as a single developer don't add up to the cost of maintaining and fueling the van my A/C repair guy shows up in, so I have to disagree that they add up quite easy.