Is Microsoft going to ruin GitHub? NO!

Are we going to get amazing git integration in VSCode? ABSOLUTELY!

They're a 600 billion dollar company and they're one of the leading contributors to open source. They know the community they are handling and how fragile it is. This is just a developer trust move from them.

Stop pretending this is the end of GitHub, cause it isn't.

I agree. The thing I am worried about is data mining. M$ will probably use all data on Github for their shitty assistant or similar.

@olback well they could already do that since it's an open archive of everything you did in your code 🤔

@olback they have to send out an agreement to do that since gdpr

@Dacexi yes. But not on private repositories. And if I know Microsoft right, privacy isn't their first thing they focus on.

Lets hope they don't ruin it. Saw a lot of things ruined by MS, like Mail app on Android, Sunrise calendar, Skype ...etc

But must admit, their VSTS is amazing, and was wondering why they needed Github.

Though Gitlab for a personal use is cheaper and better

But for work, Azure + VSTS are a perfect combination

According to StackOverflow Dev survey VSCode is like the most loved IDE...

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Thank you for this post. Microsoft has changed. People are stuck in gates times

@iNCEPTiON you mean ballmer....

@billgates stop blaming your actions on others Mr Gates 😠

https://blog.github.com/2018-06-04-...
I'll just leave it here...
Bye

Ummm..... VSCode doesn't already integrate with git? Are you joking?

@bahua it integrates with git, not GitHub. Imagine viewing issues, Todo lists etc directly in the editor

I know that Microsoft is open-source-supporting company.
But I think that many people are scared, that they will kill GitHub as they have done with other projects they overtook such as Nokia or skype

@Dacexi well if everyone was doing what I do now wouldn't the world be a better place? At least I'm putting all the money you gave me to good use :)

I don't think it's the end of github, it's just the end of github/trusting the platform for me personally.

Glad to know I'm not the only one who's keeping a level head about all this

@Dacexi but it'll now...
Based on the official presentation of the merger.
It says on the 17 page that VS Code "customers" will now flow productively and seemlessly between vs code and GitHub
Link: http://aka.ms/ms06042018

Something many people are forgetting is that GitHub is also a company, like GitLab or even GitBucket.
In all cases, they need to make money somewhere or die.

GitHub started to have a kind of lack of money, so they choosed Microsoft.

This is how things work. Sadly.

Self-hosted gitlab! That’s what I’ve got for my stuff. It’s awesome. Yes, I have backups haha

"Acquisition will empower developers, accelerate GitHub’s growth and ADVANCE MICROSOFT SERVICES WITH NEW AUDIENCES"

At first, nothing will change. Slowly, the Skype, LinkedIn, Office365 and Onedrive will seep in.

Just because MS has embraced open source on the surface, does not mean that cultism has been defeated at the core of the company.

I am an ex Microsoft employee. I have witnessed awful atrocities.

Aggressive acquisitions lead to monopolism, which leads to a disdain for customer satisfaction.

There was a culture of fear, of praising Microsoft as if it was divine -- while there were hundreds of sales monkeys calling elementary schools, impersonating "worried" parents (!), threatening teachers to implement classes about MS products.

I will never forget the atmosphere at Microsoft, from my supervisor with his almost North-Korean framed photograph of Ballmer above his desk, to the stench of sweaty sheepish developers in babyblue button-up shirts.

It was fucking horrific.

@bittersweet what does Microsoft have a monopoly on?

@bittersweet (I know I am getting late, but your comment should have been worth its own rant)

I remember taking MS Office classes on elementary school. Then, on (whatever is between 12 and 16yo) we had an incredible CS teacher that not only taught us basic programming (karel the robot, anyone?), but he also insisted on using free and open source software in his classes, so he taught us how to use openoffice (remember that, until oracle ruined it?), gimp, and others like that.
But the best part was his attitude. It wasn't an "evangelist" that just tells you it is the best, he reasoned the pros and cons.

I will admit it, some MS products (mostly office) are second to none, but the extra features are not worth the hassle of needing their OS, paying for both, and depending on their economical interests to fix anything.

(Went a little off topic, but I just wanted to vent off)

@exploreTheC I also have an self hosted gitlab, but I also have 45 private repos on github