Microsoft is really the best at the slow strategic burn.
* You host your project in github
* You fund your project using github sponsors
* You develop your project using github codespaces
* You compile, test and deploy using github actions
* You cloud host on azure
Each individual feature is definitely great. I'm not trying to be critical of Microsoft trying to turn their investment in github into a profitable business. This is a kind of vertical integration that is guaranteed to lead to some efficiencies.
One prediction based on this stack is the next piece could be some sort of subscription payment architecture. I wouldn't be surprised to see some kind of Microsoft Marketplace integration coming, but maybe branded under github. Some kind of SaaS subscription enabler.
* You host your project in github
* You fund your project using github sponsors
* You develop your project using github codespaces
* You compile, test and deploy using github actions
* You cloud host on azure
Each individual feature is definitely great. I'm not trying to be critical of Microsoft trying to turn their investment in github into a profitable business. This is a kind of vertical integration that is guaranteed to lead to some efficiencies.
One prediction based on this stack is the next piece could be some sort of subscription payment architecture. I wouldn't be surprised to see some kind of Microsoft Marketplace integration coming, but maybe branded under github. Some kind of SaaS subscription enabler.