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because Microsoft are known for listening to their customers? this trivial bug fix took more than a year to be merged: https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/

by blibble 10mo ago

because Microsoft are known for listening to their customers? this trivial bug fix took more than a year to be merged: https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/3157 https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/3157 that bug likely ended up costing customers millions

behnamoh 10mo ago
Why is Microsoft supposed to listen? I'm not happy with them either but I understand their shift in business strategy. So many people here treat github like it's a utility; it's not. If you're not happy with it, move on to alternatives or make your own version.
- Croftengea 10mo ago
  Genuinely curios, what shift?
- NewJazz 10mo ago
  The decision makers about what software forge to use are often not the same folks using the software forge.
- tracker1 10mo ago
  Largely, because they want money from people. If you are in a business selling a product or service and you don't at least pay some attention to what customers are calling for, then you're likely to eventually fall flat no matter how big you are. Of course IBM and Oracle still exist, so who knows.
  - tormeh 10mo ago
    An optimal business only cares about whether the invoices get paid and the shareholders are hyped. Everything else is noise they block out. Not saying Microsoft is optimal, but this is just a business doing business.
- blibble 10mo ago
  > Why is Microsoft supposed to listen? that's the point isn't it? GitHub was a product that was loved by its userbase, because it was built by developers for developers but Microsoft only care about one person, and one person alone: the individual that approves the purchase order the people who have to suffer actually using the software are unimportant which explains the rapid descent of GitHub into your standard quality Microsoft product (i.e.: terrible)
hiccuphippo 10mo ago
Woah, they actually fixed it? I mean, they are still using a poor man's sleep that uses up a core in the CPU instead of just using sleep, but progress!
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robrain 10mo ago
Discussed entertainingly here by ThePrimeTimeagen: https://youtu.be/E3_95BZYIVs?si=IY-iT1eyXKnVvpTS https://youtu.be/E3_95BZYIVs?si=IY-iT1eyXKnVvpTS

by blibble 10mo ago

behnamoh 10mo ago

Why is Microsoft supposed to listen? I'm not happy with them either but I understand their shift in business strategy. So many people here treat github like it's a utility; it's not. If you're not happy with it, move on to alternatives or make your own version.

Croftengea 10mo ago
Genuinely curios, what shift?
NewJazz 10mo ago
The decision makers about what software forge to use are often not the same folks using the software forge.
tracker1 10mo ago
Largely, because they want money from people. If you are in a business selling a product or service and you don't at least pay some attention to what customers are calling for, then you're likely to eventually fall flat no matter how big you are. Of course IBM and Oracle still exist, so who knows.
- tormeh 10mo ago
  An optimal business only cares about whether the invoices get paid and the shareholders are hyped. Everything else is noise they block out. Not saying Microsoft is optimal, but this is just a business doing business.
blibble 10mo ago
> Why is Microsoft supposed to listen? that's the point isn't it? GitHub was a product that was loved by its userbase, because it was built by developers for developers but Microsoft only care about one person, and one person alone: the individual that approves the purchase order the people who have to suffer actually using the software are unimportant which explains the rapid descent of GitHub into your standard quality Microsoft product (i.e.: terrible)

hiccuphippo 10mo ago

Woah, they actually fixed it? I mean, they are still using a poor man's sleep that uses up a core in the CPU instead of just using sleep, but progress!

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robrain 10mo ago

Discussed entertainingly here by ThePrimeTimeagen: https://youtu.be/E3_95BZYIVs?si=IY-iT1eyXKnVvpTS https://youtu.be/E3_95BZYIVs?si=IY-iT1eyXKnVvpTS