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In hindsight it was a mistake that Google killed Google Code. Then again, I guess they wouldn't have put enough effort into it to develop into a real GitHub alt
by qwertox 1y ago
In hindsight it was a mistake that Google killed Google Code. Then again, I guess they wouldn't have put enough effort into it to develop into a real GitHub alternative.
Now Microsoft sits on a goldmine of source code and has the ability to offer AI integration even to private repositories. I can upload my code into a private repo and discuss it with an AI.
The only thing Google can counter with would be to build tools which developers install locally, but even then I guess that the integration would be limited.
And considering that Microsoft owns the "coding OS" VS Code, it makes Google look even worse. Let's see what they come up with tomorrow at Google I/O, but I doubt that it will be a serious competition for Microsoft. Maybe for OpenAI, if they're smart, but not for Microsoft.
- dangoodmanUT 1y agoOr they'll just buy Cursor
- geodel 1y agoYou win some you lose some. Google could have continued with Google code. Microsoft could've continued with their phone OS. It is difficult to know when to hold and when to fold.
- abraham 1y agoGemini has some GitHub integrations https://developers.google.com/gemini-code-assist/docs/review-github-code https://developers.google.com/gemini-code-assist/docs/review...
- candiddevmike 1y agoGoogle Cloud has a pre-GA product called "Secure Source Manager" that looks like a fork of Gitea: https://cloud.google.com/secure-source-manager/docs/overview https://cloud.google.com/secure-source-manager/docs/overview Definitely not Google Code, but better than Cloud Source Repositories.