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by echelon 485 days ago
> This is because GitHub is not building the features we need, instead they are putting their energy towards the AI land grab.

You throw the ball to where it's going. Gitlab might be delivering more value in the short term, but if things wind up looking significantly different in ten years, they might be in for a world of hurt. Innovator's dilemma is real.

It's a danger to ignore the tectonic changes happening. It's also incredibly risky to lean fully in, because we're not sure where the value accrues or which systems are the most important to build. It doesn't seem like foundation models are it.

It's smart to build basic scaffolding, let the first movers make all the expensive mistakes, then integrate the winning approaches into your platform. That requires a lot of energy though.

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> That requires a lot of energy though.

So do the plagiarism machines!