Re:We lost 54k GitHub stars
by jasonlotito on Friday April 15, 2022 @12:26PM
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> It seems a bit much to expect the website to show you a warning of different levels of severity
I've done this for personal projects. I don't see why GitHub can't do something similar.
> It even makes you type the name of the repo you want to make private before proceeding
No, it literally does not. Nor does this mean you fully understand the implications of what you are doing as explained in the article.
> check what repo you're in before taking destructive actions
The amount of checking and automation of things for non-destructive actions, you'll forgive someone for expecting a bit of extra automation that, in this case, literally costs less.
I've done this for personal projects. I don't see why GitHub can't do something similar.
> It even makes you type the name of the repo you want to make private before proceeding
No, it literally does not. Nor does this mean you fully understand the implications of what you are doing as explained in the article.
> check what repo you're in before taking destructive actions
The amount of checking and automation of things for non-destructive actions, you'll forgive someone for expecting a bit of extra automation that, in this case, literally costs less.