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The point of GitHub is not technical - the website is terrible. It's the ...
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It does break and go down; and GHA are a real pain in the ass. But the basic hosting and PR workflow are fine. amluto 7 days ago ... It's still getting things done, for sure, but no longer pleasant to work with. LexiMax 7 days ago That's the real problem with Github these days. Too much critical information behind throbbers that take their sweet time. I find Codeberg much more responsive, despite being an ocean away and having the occasional anti-AI-scraper screen. markstos 7 days ago ... I can say we get no shortage of issues and feature requests from being on an alternative forge. Indeed, we have plenty!
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Slow debugging workflow and high friction in GitHub Actions UI
7Debugging failed builds in GitHub Actions requires multiple page loads and clicks, each with significant loading spinners. Navigation is unreliable—the back button behaves unpredictably, forcing developers to memorize URLs or search browser history. The entire debugging experience is described as navigating bureaucratic forms.
GitHub Actions control plane reliability and infrastructure issues
7GitHub Actions suffers from recurring control plane problems including broker/backend message relay failures, hung logs, unexplained outages, and unsafe default behaviors (e.g., safe_sleep). These are long-standing issues that undermine trust in CI/CD reliability.