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tl;dr: this isn't replacing github, it's solving a more specific problem I think everyone here is missing the point. The purpose here seems to be similar to gi
by dickeytk 8y ago
tl;dr: this isn't replacing github, it's solving a more specific problem
I think everyone here is missing the point. The purpose here seems to be similar to github actions in providing workflows around repository events (though also including some basic ability to view the code as well). Having a clean way to cut a release that updates app servers on app engine and serverless functions in tandem is needed right now.
I don't think this is intended to be used by anyone that doesn't have their platform on GCP.
For highly sensitive codebases within an organization, they may not want to host it on microsoft's servers as well—but this seems secondary to the workflow functionality.
It's possible I'm incorrect though and I do think the messaging here should be improved. Chiefly that it shouldn't lead with "Unlimited private Git repositories for free"
- manigandham 8y ago>> Having a clean way to cut a release that updates app servers on app engine and serverless functions in tandem is needed right now. This is the entire field of CI/CD with dozens of providers, including Github and Gitlab too.
- dickeytk 8y agoI'm not claiming they're the only ones (I called out github's offering explicitly). I'm just explaining why this exists because a lot of people in this thread seem to think it's a github replacement.
- manigandham 8y agoI was responding to the "needed right now" part in your first comment. Unless I'm misunderstanding, do you think it's not covered by the other CI/CD providers?
- dickeytk 8y agoI don't mean to imply that other products are inferior. A problem can simultaneously exist and have solutions.
- thrower123 8y agoAh, so it's Google's Visual Studio Online/VSTS/Azure DevOps[1] [1] Microsoft name shuffling is so much fun...