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Google buys GitHub. 6 months later it launches a new different code hosting site that is tightly tied with Google services. 3 years later new site and GitHub bo

Google buys GitHub. 6 months later it launches a new different code hosting site that is tightly tied with Google services. 3 years later new site and GitHub both shut down.

raverbashing 8y ago
Sad but true "Why do I need a Google+ account to use GitHub?!?"
- netsharc 8y ago
  Well nowadays Skype is tied to a Microsoft account. I look forward to the pull requests from Xbox Live users. Commit message: "You suck, you n00b loser. I f*ed your mom."
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rhacker 8y ago
I'm not sure the current path is any better. I am worried Github is going to start looking like sourceforge or codeplex.
- DiabloD3 8y ago
  Microsoft killed Codeplex because everyone at Microsoft was basically using Github anyways. I doubt they're going to change it meaningfully.
  - ravenstine 8y ago
    I think they know better. I mean, how couldn't they? If Microsoft trashed GitHub, that means millions of developers are never going to trust them with anything again. It'd be severe clownery to not see what's clear as day.
    - xamuel 8y ago
      We ARE talking about the same company that gave us IE6, you know :P
      - heartbreak 8y ago
        Are we, though? How many of Microsoft's current executives were there in 2001?
        wwweston 8y ago
        That's a good point, but it's one that cuts both ways: the same capacity for change in leadership and therefore behavior that means MS might no longer make the mistakes involved in IE (interested only in market dominance, not in developing/maintaining the potential of the technology) also means that in a decade MS might shift in how they value GitHub.
      - manigandham 8y ago
        In name only. A company is just people, who change jobs often, and a few different leaders can change the entire outcome.
      - yongjik 8y ago
        You mean the web browser that once had 90% market share because there was no meaningful competition?
      - theandrewbailey 8y ago
        IE6 was quite good on release.
    - tinus_hn 8y ago
      Some people you can fool over and over again. It’s not like Microsoft hasn’t pulled any tricks before.
  - blattimwind 8y ago
    Codeplex is still available archived.
  - cpeterso 8y ago
    Here is a Twitter thread from someone who was on Microsoft's TypeScript team as they moved from CodePlex to GitHub: https://twitter.com/jntrnr/status/1003869360002220032 https://twitter.com/jntrnr/status/1003869360002220032
ravenstine 8y ago
GitHub homepage heading: "All good things..." or "It's been a fun ride."
patall 8y ago
You mean because Google did not have just that until two years ago. /s Why does such an article not at least mention Google code? The digital memory is short.

Google buys GitHub. 6 months later it launches a new different code hosting site that is tightly tied with Google services. 3 years later new site and GitHub both shut down.

raverbashing 8y ago

Sad but true "Why do I need a Google+ account to use GitHub?!?"

netsharc 8y ago
Well nowadays Skype is tied to a Microsoft account. I look forward to the pull requests from Xbox Live users. Commit message: "You suck, you n00b loser. I f*ed your mom."

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rhacker 8y ago

I'm not sure the current path is any better. I am worried Github is going to start looking like sourceforge or codeplex.

DiabloD3 8y ago
Microsoft killed Codeplex because everyone at Microsoft was basically using Github anyways. I doubt they're going to change it meaningfully.
- ravenstine 8y ago
  I think they know better. I mean, how couldn't they? If Microsoft trashed GitHub, that means millions of developers are never going to trust them with anything again. It'd be severe clownery to not see what's clear as day.
  - xamuel 8y ago
    We ARE talking about the same company that gave us IE6, you know :P
    - heartbreak 8y ago
      Are we, though? How many of Microsoft's current executives were there in 2001?
      - wwweston 8y ago
        That's a good point, but it's one that cuts both ways: the same capacity for change in leadership and therefore behavior that means MS might no longer make the mistakes involved in IE (interested only in market dominance, not in developing/maintaining the potential of the technology) also means that in a decade MS might shift in how they value GitHub.
    - manigandham 8y ago
      In name only. A company is just people, who change jobs often, and a few different leaders can change the entire outcome.
    - yongjik 8y ago
      You mean the web browser that once had 90% market share because there was no meaningful competition?
    - theandrewbailey 8y ago
      IE6 was quite good on release.
  - tinus_hn 8y ago
    Some people you can fool over and over again. It’s not like Microsoft hasn’t pulled any tricks before.
- blattimwind 8y ago
  Codeplex is still available archived.
- cpeterso 8y ago
  Here is a Twitter thread from someone who was on Microsoft's TypeScript team as they moved from CodePlex to GitHub: https://twitter.com/jntrnr/status/1003869360002220032 https://twitter.com/jntrnr/status/1003869360002220032

ravenstine 8y ago

GitHub homepage heading: "All good things..." or "It's been a fun ride."

patall 8y ago

You mean because Google did not have just that until two years ago. /s Why does such an article not at least mention Google code? The digital memory is short.