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> Why do developer companies keep thinking they are aocial twitter-facebook-like things? Because open source is significantly social in nature; it's not just

> Why do developer companies keep thinking they are aocial twitter-facebook-like things? Because open source is significantly social in nature; it's not just an available blob of code. I don't necessarily agree with their direction, but the social aspect is certainly a foundational component.

cassianoleal 5y ago
I think the issue is not with it being social in general, but rather with it becoming a similar flavour of social to the likes of Facebook, Twitter, etc. Github has always been a social tool without the need for a newsfeed-type thing.
- chockchocschoir 5y ago
  > Github has always been a social tool without the need for a newsfeed-type thing. GitHub has always had various activity feeds. Here are two early screenshots from 2008: > Project and Developer News Feeds - Keep tabs on your favorite projects and the people that work on them. https://web.archive.org/web/20081113115832/http://github.com/images/modules/home/medium_screens/dashboard.png https://web.archive.org/web/20081113115832/http://github.com... > Public Developer Profiles - See what other developers are working on and how many commits they've made https://web.archive.org/web/20081113115936/http://github.com/images/modules/home/medium_screens/user.png https://web.archive.org/web/20081113115936/http://github.com... From https://web.archive.org/web/20081111061111/http://github.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20081111061111/http://github.com...
  - cassianoleal 5y ago
    Are any of those algorithmically selected? If not, then my argument stands. Sure, the one sentence you picked, taken out of context, makes it look like I'm generally against feeds. When you put it in the broad context of my comment though, you can easily see that it's the AI bit that's the problem.
    - chockchocschoir 5y ago
      The other sentence in your comment was: > I think the issue is not with it being social in general, but rather with it becoming a similar flavour of social to the likes of Facebook, Twitter, etc. I'm sorry I didn't understand you were using "flavour" to indicate AI, I just thought you were referencing social features in general, it wasn't that clear to me, sorry for that.
      - cassianoleal 5y ago
        Yeah, that's cool. I guess I could have been more precise in my phrasing.

cassianoleal 5y ago

I think the issue is not with it being social in general, but rather with it becoming a similar flavour of social to the likes of Facebook, Twitter, etc. Github has always been a social tool without the need for a newsfeed-type thing.

chockchocschoir 5y ago
> Github has always been a social tool without the need for a newsfeed-type thing. GitHub has always had various activity feeds. Here are two early screenshots from 2008: > Project and Developer News Feeds - Keep tabs on your favorite projects and the people that work on them. https://web.archive.org/web/20081113115832/http://github.com/images/modules/home/medium_screens/dashboard.png https://web.archive.org/web/20081113115832/http://github.com... > Public Developer Profiles - See what other developers are working on and how many commits they've made https://web.archive.org/web/20081113115936/http://github.com/images/modules/home/medium_screens/user.png https://web.archive.org/web/20081113115936/http://github.com... From https://web.archive.org/web/20081111061111/http://github.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20081111061111/http://github.com...
- cassianoleal 5y ago
  Are any of those algorithmically selected? If not, then my argument stands. Sure, the one sentence you picked, taken out of context, makes it look like I'm generally against feeds. When you put it in the broad context of my comment though, you can easily see that it's the AI bit that's the problem.
  - chockchocschoir 5y ago
    The other sentence in your comment was: > I think the issue is not with it being social in general, but rather with it becoming a similar flavour of social to the likes of Facebook, Twitter, etc. I'm sorry I didn't understand you were using "flavour" to indicate AI, I just thought you were referencing social features in general, it wasn't that clear to me, sorry for that.
    - cassianoleal 5y ago
      Yeah, that's cool. I guess I could have been more precise in my phrasing.