Days without GitHub incidents

Re:Days without GitHub incidents by mattmanser on Monday May 04, 2026 @02:36PM (#48012945)

Yeah, they should be testing for that, right? I think there's a lot of people reading comments like yours and thinking, is this person a paid shill or what?

The earn bucket loads of money, they should be planning for exactly that. And testing for it via load testing every day.

Perhaps you've forgotten the days of GitHub presenting themselves of software engineering thought leaders.

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Re:Days without GitHub incidents by otterley on Monday May 04, 2026 @02:49PM (#48013156)

I’ve worked at some very well-endowed organizations. Having money is no guarantee of a particular outcome. There is a lot of money chasing a limited supply of talent. Moreover, distributed systems that were built long ago with certain assumptions can’t be refactored as quickly as the HN populace might believe. The Mythical Man-Month is a popular book for a reason.

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Re:Days without GitHub incidents by c-hendricks on Monday May 04, 2026 @02:48PM (#48013142)

> Perhaps you've forgotten the days of GitHub presenting themselves of software engineering thought leaders

Genuinely could use a refresher here.

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