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Microsoft on GitHub

157 points by tilt 12y ago

robinhoodexe 12y ago
Looks sort of unfinished on my end. https://i.imgur.com/CFN8bsq.png https://i.imgur.com/CFN8bsq.png
- andrewryno 12y ago
  You may need to tell your browser to load scripts over HTTP.
  - mentat 12y ago
    Which is a really bad idea.
    - ngcazz 12y ago
      I see you're still using Netscape Navigator Gold...
      - valarauca1 12y ago
        Not true. Sending javascript over HTTP does technically allow for MitM attacks. Not to mention we know how great even Chrome's loudly bragged about sandbox is (it isn't is my point). If you are loading the patch in https, all connections should be in https.
        ngcazz 12y ago
        You're right and I missed the point!
sudhirj 12y ago
The page is broken on HTTPS: it tries to load http://angular-ui.github.io/bootstrap/ui-bootstrap-tpls-0.2.0.js http://angular-ui.github.io/bootstrap/ui-bootstrap-tpls-0.2.... (does Github even allow hotlinking these days?) and Chrome doesn't let it.
- junto 12y ago
  They should be using protocol-less URLs and then this wouldn't happen: http://benpowell.org/https-and-http-the-protocol-less-or-protocol-relative-urls/ http://benpowell.org/https-and-http-the-protocol-less-or-pro...
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nnx 12y ago
It's more like a code dump for now (one "initial commit" commited by dotnet-bot - https://github.com/dotnet-bot https://github.com/dotnet-bot) I wonder if they're gonna let their employees push atomic commits to this repository, or if it will be more like one big monolithic commit dump from time to time.
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dutzi_ 12y ago
It's heartwarming to see that Microsoft is using AngularJS
asolove 12y ago
This is really awesome to see. One unimportant nitpick: a lot of your recent Microsoft websites specify only the "Segoe" font, which means they render in Times for those of us on non- or old versions of Windows. Maybe load Open Sans or use a websafe sans-serif for us?
- jnem 12y ago
  Yesterday I would have said they don't care about other platforms and compatibility issues. Today I'm not so sure. Anyway, looks like at least the GitHub has alternative font values: wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI",Segoe,"Segoe WP",Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif
- highpixels 12y ago
  Fonts have been fixed on GitHub now.
whalesalad 12y ago
They really need to start serving Segoe UI to non-Windows users.
nanoscopic 12y ago
So "tile thought" is now applied to all things Microsoft? I personally prefer lists with expandable details ( an accordion menu ) Also would like to point out that the page is entirely useless without scripts enabled. I use NoScript by default and the page does not degrade smoothly at all.
- wldcordeiro 12y ago
  Does it degrade smoothly if you disable CSS? At this point Javascript is a vital part of the web experience and it seems pointless to say that a site doesn't degrade smoothly with it disabled.
  - nanoscopic 12y ago
    Depending on the number and variety of sites that you visit, enabling javascript universally is hazardous. You can easily observe this to be true by clicking 30-50 links randomly as fast as you can in your browser. You will find that inevitably your system will become infected with malware in the process of doing this, regardless of protection. Generally for accessibility purposes websites should be designed so that basic text and links appear and are functional with JS disabled, and even CSS disabled. If the website is some sort of dynamic application with moving widgets than I can understand that JS might be needed, but not for a basic list of project Microsoft has put on Github. Even if JS is used for templates, it is preferable to use semantic HTML that can be enhanced rather than using a template for the entire page and show "{tags}" all over the page when JS is disabled. TLDR: A page with a basic list of projects shouldn't need JS. Web applications: yes, basic lists: no.
    - adam12 12y ago
      > clicking 30-50 links randomly as fast as you can in your browser This will not give you malware. It might temporarily bog down your system though.
      - nanoscopic 12y ago
talles 12y ago
I wonder about the future of CodePlex...
- airtonix 12y ago
  Codeplex needs to die... It was shit when it came into existence, it's still shit now.

Microsoft on GitHub

157 points by tilt 12y ago

robinhoodexe 12y ago

Looks sort of unfinished on my end. https://i.imgur.com/CFN8bsq.png https://i.imgur.com/CFN8bsq.png

andrewryno 12y ago
You may need to tell your browser to load scripts over HTTP.
- mentat 12y ago
  Which is a really bad idea.
  - ngcazz 12y ago
    I see you're still using Netscape Navigator Gold...
    - valarauca1 12y ago
      Not true. Sending javascript over HTTP does technically allow for MitM attacks. Not to mention we know how great even Chrome's loudly bragged about sandbox is (it isn't is my point). If you are loading the patch in https, all connections should be in https.
      - ngcazz 12y ago
        You're right and I missed the point!

sudhirj 12y ago

The page is broken on HTTPS: it tries to load http://angular-ui.github.io/bootstrap/ui-bootstrap-tpls-0.2.0.js http://angular-ui.github.io/bootstrap/ui-bootstrap-tpls-0.2.... (does Github even allow hotlinking these days?) and Chrome doesn't let it.

junto 12y ago
They should be using protocol-less URLs and then this wouldn't happen: http://benpowell.org/https-and-http-the-protocol-less-or-protocol-relative-urls/ http://benpowell.org/https-and-http-the-protocol-less-or-pro...

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nnx 12y ago

It's more like a code dump for now (one "initial commit" commited by dotnet-bot - https://github.com/dotnet-bot https://github.com/dotnet-bot) I wonder if they're gonna let their employees push atomic commits to this repository, or if it will be more like one big monolithic commit dump from time to time.

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dutzi_ 12y ago

It's heartwarming to see that Microsoft is using AngularJS

asolove 12y ago

This is really awesome to see. One unimportant nitpick: a lot of your recent Microsoft websites specify only the "Segoe" font, which means they render in Times for those of us on non- or old versions of Windows. Maybe load Open Sans or use a websafe sans-serif for us?

jnem 12y ago
Yesterday I would have said they don't care about other platforms and compatibility issues. Today I'm not so sure. Anyway, looks like at least the GitHub has alternative font values: wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI",Segoe,"Segoe WP",Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif
highpixels 12y ago
Fonts have been fixed on GitHub now.

whalesalad 12y ago

They really need to start serving Segoe UI to non-Windows users.

nanoscopic 12y ago

So "tile thought" is now applied to all things Microsoft? I personally prefer lists with expandable details ( an accordion menu ) Also would like to point out that the page is entirely useless without scripts enabled. I use NoScript by default and the page does not degrade smoothly at all.

wldcordeiro 12y ago
Does it degrade smoothly if you disable CSS? At this point Javascript is a vital part of the web experience and it seems pointless to say that a site doesn't degrade smoothly with it disabled.
- nanoscopic 12y ago
  Depending on the number and variety of sites that you visit, enabling javascript universally is hazardous. You can easily observe this to be true by clicking 30-50 links randomly as fast as you can in your browser. You will find that inevitably your system will become infected with malware in the process of doing this, regardless of protection. Generally for accessibility purposes websites should be designed so that basic text and links appear and are functional with JS disabled, and even CSS disabled. If the website is some sort of dynamic application with moving widgets than I can understand that JS might be needed, but not for a basic list of project Microsoft has put on Github. Even if JS is used for templates, it is preferable to use semantic HTML that can be enhanced rather than using a template for the entire page and show "{tags}" all over the page when JS is disabled. TLDR: A page with a basic list of projects shouldn't need JS. Web applications: yes, basic lists: no.
  - adam12 12y ago
    > clicking 30-50 links randomly as fast as you can in your browser This will not give you malware. It might temporarily bog down your system though.
    - nanoscopic 12y ago

talles 12y ago

I wonder about the future of CodePlex...

airtonix 12y ago
Codeplex needs to die... It was shit when it came into existence, it's still shit now.