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I'm not sure the current path is any better. I am worried Github is going to start looking like sourceforge or codeplex.
by 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 agoMicrosoft killed Codeplex because everyone at Microsoft was basically using Github anyways. I doubt they're going to change it meaningfully.
- ravenstine 8y agoI 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 agoWe ARE talking about the same company that gave us IE6, you know :P
- heartbreak 8y agoAre we, though? How many of Microsoft's current executives were there in 2001?
- wwweston 8y agoThat'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 agoIn name only. A company is just people, who change jobs often, and a few different leaders can change the entire outcome.
- yongjik 8y agoYou mean the web browser that once had 90% market share because there was no meaningful competition?
- theandrewbailey 8y agoIE6 was quite good on release.
- tinus_hn 8y agoSome people you can fool over and over again. It’s not like Microsoft hasn’t pulled any tricks before.
- blattimwind 8y agoCodeplex is still available archived.
- cpeterso 8y agoHere 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