Saying "Markdown + AI" is executable specification because AI can implement it is an insult to both "executable" and "specification".
Imagine looking at the decades of effort behind requirement and software engineering, then looking at Markdown and saying, "yeah, this is it!".
The first step I'd make to "fix" GitHub is organizational: split Copilot and GitHub out into separate entities. Bring in an inspirational CEO from the dev community to lead GitHub. Don't let it report into the nebulous corporate machine. Let the Octocat free.
Copilot is a massive opportunity but deserves its own identity. I'm a big fan of AI and I think Copilot on its own is onto great things, but imo it detracts from a lot of what GH is trying to and able to achieve. And ironically, I think Copilot's deep ties to GitHub are hamstringing its own larger opportunity (despite GH being the largest dev community!).
I'm just an outsider. I have no idea how Microsoft's corporate machine is working today and I'm unfamiliar with the internal politicking. I'm sure there's games on top of games going on, but I also bet you that the social ladder climbers are angling for the "AI" angle and in the process damaging the non-AI angles.
Let the Octocat free.
@solomonstre does @dagger_io still use Go-App for the frontend or it was replaced? The webasm framework put together looks promising but it doesn’t move forward for months… Is there a future for it to become something close to https://t.co/7T5nGQbVXf?