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Comment by andyjohnson0

Github used to be built on mysql / redis / ruby on rails / C / shell, running on dedicated hardware. Microsoft left it like that after they acquired the company.

Eventually, though, they decided to migrate the whole thing to Azure. And they were far enough through that to be basically committed... when AI coding started hitting them with much higher workloads.

I personally think the reliability problems are more to do with the reliability of the Azure migration. But both factors are likely relevant.

parent andyjohnson0 2 months ago

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