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Okay, but the automatically updating comments view is pretty cool. I didn't know Github did that. That is pretty awesome.

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And that would be part of the problem with Github. Emphasis on "pretty cool" visual flair while letting fundamental architecture fly out that is flatly, and very obviously, just plain broken.

Considering that the comment you're replying to said "that feature is pretty cool", and didn't even need to address the actual linked rant, it seems that not everyone agrees with your "this is just plain broken" viewpoint.

I use Github for the visual flair and cool features. If I wanted to run my own fundamental architecture, I'd be doing that.

"I use Github for the visual flair and cool features."

The software crisis spelled out in a single sentence.

I've since looked at some of the Linguist code, and it's kind of shit.

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