GitHub is undergoing a full-blown overhaul as execs and employees depart

Re:GitHub is undergoing a full-blown overhaul as execs and e... by nikdaheratik on Monday February 08, 2016 @11:50PM (#11063158)

Right, I disagree with pretty much every point you're making, but maybe your anti-PC screed makes you feel better. I do question what this has to do with the core message of the article: GitHub has growing pains, long-time employees are unhappy because the Investors are bringing in the Suits and making them follow all kinds of corporate oversight stuff. Some unhappy employees also dislike the diversity hiring team, but I would assume the Investors and Suits like it (for lawsuit avoidance if nothing else).

Bottom line: all of these pains are probably inevitable if you want to go from 50 to 500 employees with revenue in the $100-$500 millions. Hopefully they get it right, and manage to keep most of their long term employees happy. If not, hopefully they take care of them, and find people to replace them who know how to keep Github working well.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:GitHub is undergoing a full-blown overhaul as execs and e... by droopybuns on Tuesday February 09, 2016 @12:27PM (#11066973)

I'm perplexed that you disagree.

My intention is to get the angry dudes to chill out on arguing with every social justice warrior they meet.

Is that the thing you want to disagree with? Or did I make my point poorly?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:GitHub is undergoing a full-blown overhaul as execs and e... by shadowmint on Friday February 12, 2016 @10:35AM (#11087881)

Perhaps the notion that people are actively discriminating against white guys, and that it's some kind of problem that people should just ignore because eventually it'll go away.

There's about 5 things in there you could disagree with.

(are they actively discriminating? is it just against white guys? is it actually a problem? should people just ignore it? will it eventually go away?)

I'm not saying yes or no to any of these, but I think its pretty obvious people could disagree with any number of things that you've said.

...that said, broadly speaking, I agree with the idea that people should just chill out...but also, that github's growing pains are probably about more than this particular issue you raise.

[ Parent | on HN ]