There was a moment where I thought GitLab was poised to start hitting critical mass and GitHub's best days were behind it, that was probably around right before or after the acquisition.
Microsoft has done a great job of actually improving the product and investing in it, something that seems to not happen most of the time with giant acquisitions.
GitHub today, at least for me, is definitely improved over the GitHub five or so years ago. It does feel like some things are bloated due to a push for feature after feature, but the core features have gotten better to the point I don't care. I just wish I didn't have to spend 2 minutes turning off all the annoying features I don't care about for small projects on every new repo I create.
Microsoft has done a great job of actually improving the product and investing in it, something that seems to not happen most of the time with giant acquisitions.
GitHub today, at least for me, is definitely improved over the GitHub five or so years ago. It does feel like some things are bloated due to a push for feature after feature, but the core features have gotten better to the point I don't care. I just wish I didn't have to spend 2 minutes turning off all the annoying features I don't care about for small projects on every new repo I create.