In response to the criticism, GitHub stated that some of the issues were due to bugs that have now been fixed. However, the company has not backed down from its decision to merge the feeds. It has also declined to provide data to support its claim that the old feed format hindered performance. For users who prefer the old feed, a workaround user-script is available, or they can visit a GitHub page that still offers the old format.
Key takeaways:
- GitHub recently combined its "Following" and "For You" feeds, causing dissatisfaction among users who preferred the separate feeds.
- The company claimed that the change was made to improve platform performance and lighten the server load.
- Despite user objections, GitHub has decided to stick with the changes, although it acknowledged that it could have communicated better about the changes.
- Users who prefer the old feed format can use a workaround user-script or visit a GitHub page that still offers the old format, or they can consider other code hosting options.