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Comment by bluerooibos

2 days ago

> Github is struggling because AI-boosted coding increased the number of commits 14x in the past year,

OK so then use the additional revenue to add more resources and employees? What the f*k are they doing over there?

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flexagoon  2 days ago

> OK so then use the additional revenue to add more resources and employees?

What revenue? I'd assume the people pushing thousands of AI-generated commits are not the people paying for GitHub Enterprise.

  • bluerooibos  2 days ago

    > What revenue

    I'd assume at least a portion of them are paying for GitHub Pro, and by now at least a small % would have converted to Enterprise.

    If not, then they need to fix their operational model - I don't understand people acting like this is some insurmountable challenge given Microsoft reported over $331 billion in total revenue and an operating income exceeding $155 billion in 2026.

    • roryirvine  2 days ago

      Changing the operating model can be surprisingly tough for an established business. Imagine the outcry if they started charging per git push, for example.

      Clearly, something needs to change. But if they're not careful they might provoke a reaction from their existing userbase that's even more negative that the response to these outages.

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thevinter  2 days ago

What revenue do AI-boosted commits provide? Am I missing something?

  • bluerooibos  2 days ago

    You're missing the fact that Microsoft reported over $331 billion in total revenue and an operating income exceeding $155 billion - this is a fixable problem.

    If they're really that cash-strapped at GitHub, then are they planning to just continue allowing this to happen and drown, or fix the issues? This has been ongoing for over a year.

    • rurban  2 days ago

      So why did all the Azure and Github engineers leave then? There's only management and outsourced cheap labor there, and management has no idea. Cheap labor even less