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Re:GitHub: Can no longer search code without being logged in by simonw on Monday November 27, 2023 @10:42AM (#38433574)
Keeping the old search running for logged out users has substantial costs too:

1: You have to maintain two full independent search and indexing implementations

2: User confusion. Why are the search results different depending on if I'm logged in or logged out?

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Re:GitHub: Can no longer search code without being logged in by spoiler on Monday November 27, 2023 @12:08PM (#38434901)
I agree with you, but I also feel like you're throwing pearls at swine. Some people will always have an incredible amount of entitlement to justify their laziness or incompetence.

I mean, the person opening the issue escalated this into socioeconomic issues just because they don't know how to use grep... What else is there to say?

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Re:GitHub: Can no longer search code without being logged in by squigz on Monday November 27, 2023 @09:04PM (#38441403)
> I mean, the person opening the issue escalated this into socioeconomic issues just because they don't know how to use grep... What else is there to say?

I suppose one could try to see the value in the argument and engage in good faith discussion but it's easier to flippantly dismiss people like this, I imagine.

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Re:GitHub: Can no longer search code without being logged in by spoiler on Tuesday November 28, 2023 @04:02AM (#38443826)
Sometimes you have to be flippant when engaging with trolls.

There wasn't enough thought behind the issue, other than being outraged at their unsatisfied entitlement

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Re:GitHub: Can no longer search code without being logged in by squigz on Tuesday November 28, 2023 @01:40PM (#38449457)
> There wasn't enough thought behind the issue

Slightly more than your response, at any rate

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