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GitHub CEO delivers stark message to developers: Embrace AI or get out.
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Git out.
this post was submitted on 05 Aug 2025
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welp I guess time to open a codeberg account
Looks like I’ll get out then.
I can already tell the guy is a huge fan of cheeto prez.
Call it the network effect, or the momentum of becoming a staple in the tech community, or whatever; GitHub is here to stay for a while, and the leaders in charge of it are well aware of this.
GitHub has gained enough attention that it is almost impossible to ignore. Projects on GitHub tend to attract a level of engagement (code contributions, issue reports, and feedback) that other code forges do not enjoy.
One unfortunate consequence of this, which I have experienced recently, is when recruiters ask for links to my past work or open-source contributions but refuse to accept links to relevant repositories on GitLab. The number of companies where this occurred was significant enough for me to set up mirror repositories on GitHub.
Another frustrating but silly consequence was when I was questioned during one of the interviews why my activity graph on GitHub was empty: I had simply not enabled it.
The problem is the inter-connection to see everything a single person does and their stats. There should be the possibility for a new (decentralized) system in which you can authenticate all your known repositories, no matter whether they're on GitHub, GitLab, Codeberg, self-hosted Gitea or something entirely different. And there you could have links to all your activity and a graph without being bound to any single service.
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Thanks for showing your true colors, asshole. I guess the git repositories I have to send potential employers to show the projects that I've done in my spare time might have to go self-hosted.
I still remember when some people said that Microsoft buying GitHub wouldn't be a problem in the future.
Gargle my balls or get out.
just saying codeberg and forgejo is right there and doesn't have ai rubbish.
Replace the CEOs with AI. Hell, replace all executive positions with AI. Think of the savings!
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Embrace? With so many devs constantly being laid off, how about NO?
CEOs, dude. Some things never change.
Considering AI is just glorified autocomplete, this announcement is hardly a surprise.
Remember when Microsoft first bought it and not long after they decided that all code in the free repositories was fair game for autocomplete suggestions in Microsoft programs?
This is just the next logical step.
The next, next logical step will be stealing publicly accessible code from other repositories "by accident" if everyone leaves.