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0 pointsBarrin921mo ago0 comments

>It’s existential for us to keep up with the demands of AI and Copilot

if by chance the CTO reads this, as a user of GitHub I would find it really existential if GitHub continues functioning as a reliable hub for git workflows (hence the name), and I have the strong suspicion nobody except for the shareholders gives a lick about copilot or 'AI' if it makes the core service the site was designed for unusable

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ncruces1mo ago

AI and Copilot increase the load on git workflows.

ahartmetz1mo ago

>We are absolutely ramming AI and Copilot down people's throats

>We do not have enough capacity for AI and Copilot, basic functionality is falling apart

Is this sanity or something other than sanity?

TheNewsIsHere1mo ago

You’re not supposed to do the math. You’re supposed to nod and say “oh, yes, that makes sense.”

scrubs1mo ago

Agree. I do not give a cat's whisker about AI for source control. 0.0%. Notta. Nothing.

jwoq91181mo ago

For GitHub to remain profitable they have to appease those shareholders you mentioned.

denkmoon1mo ago

Why? What is the correlation between profit and shareholder sentiment (besides the fact that shareholders want said profits)? They don't really influence the operation of the business meaningfully.

kevin_thibedeau1mo ago

Growth chart gotta go up. Only chumps run a business that makes a steady return.

denkmoon1mo ago

Sure, but I think it's the wrong way around. Appeasing shareholders doesn't make you profitable, being profitable appeases shareholders. I think there is a wealth of evidence that appeasing shareholders actually impedes profits overall.

conception1mo ago

Incorrect. They need to appease/trick/threaten/etc those that are paying for their services. Shareholders just demand they do so at the greatest (often short term) rate.

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ncruces1mo ago

AI and Copilot increase the load on git workflows.

ahartmetz1mo ago

>We are absolutely ramming AI and Copilot down people's throats

>We do not have enough capacity for AI and Copilot, basic functionality is falling apart

Is this sanity or something other than sanity?

TheNewsIsHere1mo ago

You’re not supposed to do the math. You’re supposed to nod and say “oh, yes, that makes sense.”

scrubs1mo ago

Agree. I do not give a cat's whisker about AI for source control. 0.0%. Notta. Nothing.

jwoq91181mo ago

For GitHub to remain profitable they have to appease those shareholders you mentioned.

denkmoon1mo ago

Why? What is the correlation between profit and shareholder sentiment (besides the fact that shareholders want said profits)? They don't really influence the operation of the business meaningfully.

kevin_thibedeau1mo ago

Growth chart gotta go up. Only chumps run a business that makes a steady return.

denkmoon1mo ago

conception1mo ago

Incorrect. They need to appease/trick/threaten/etc those that are paying for their services. Shareholders just demand they do so at the greatest (often short term) rate.

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