Today marks the 1000th day of my commit streak here on GitHub. Although that in itself means nothing, it feels like a fitting moment to reevaluate my choice of platform. When I first started using GitHub, it was nice, but now, it feels like they value money more than the developers actually using their platform.

I take issue with them training their AI on code without permission from the authors, and then forcing it on you at every opportunity they get. Also, GitHub is owned by Microsoft, a company which I don't particularly like. Additionally, they're US-based, and with rising geopolitical tension, I'm not super eager to host my code there.

That's why I'm hosting my own, private GitLab instance here in Europe. This way, I can have full control, face fewer limitations, and even spend less than I would on GitHub's Pro plan. (I also just enjoy learning new things and hosting my own infrastructure)

That being said, my public repositories will still be available here. GitHub is still the most used developer platform, which, sadly, makes it almost a requirement to use for small open-source projects.

Goodbye, GitHub.

I'm Boris, a fullstack developer.
Take a look at my public repositories to see some of the projects I've been working on.

Also check out my awesome website boris.foo