--- title: "Github continues to Downfall" url: https://daily.dev/posts/github-continues-to-downfall-m8p4zcsj5 source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3_95BZYIVs type: video:youtube source: "ThePrimeTime" published: 2025-12-10T13:12:17.860Z updated: 2025-12-10T13:12:38.616Z tags: ["devops", "microsoft", "github", "cicd", "bash"] reading_time: 11 upvotes: 77 comments: 11 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Github continues to Downfall **[ThePrimeTime](https://daily.dev/sources/primeagen)** · 11 min read · 77 upvotes · 11 comments ## Summary GitHub Actions has suffered from critical bugs for years, including a poorly implemented sleep function that causes infinite loops, consuming entire CPUs and costing users thousands of dollars. A simple fix submitted in 2024 took over a year to merge despite the bug causing CI jobs to hang indefinitely. The codebase shows questionable engineering decisions, from using ping commands as sleep alternatives to busy-wait loops that waste compute resources. These neglected issues have led projects like Zig to abandon GitHub entirely for alternative platforms. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@alx\_dsz** · 17 upvotes > As someone who has spent years in BitBucket and recently finally joined a project on GH I can only tell that whatever is wrong with it - it's like a spring sunshine compared to BB. IMO ofc ;) **@juanplaza** · 8 upvotes > There's a manager where I work that believes Azure TFS is the best thing out there. I recently overheard him bashing GitHub when he has no Git knowledge nor real-world/production experience. Anyway, I'm sure he'd enjoy this video, lol **@maplepy** · 5 upvotes > another video, another clickbait. gotta love transparency… **@byteoutlaw** · 4 upvotes > Like what other options are there? :p **@bigmoses** · 3 upvotes > Fun article. I'll still want one even though it's unnecessary for me. Man, school should've taught to manage economy better. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Zig quits GitHub, gripes about Microsoft's AI obsession](https://daily.dev/posts/zig-quits-github-gripes-about-microsoft-s-ai-obsession-yv5hvprru) · The Register · 119 upvotes · 29 comments - [What’s gone wrong at GitHub?](https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-gone-wrong-at-github--5f7pmzqel) · LeadDev · 211 upvotes · 19 comments --- Tags: [#devops](https://daily.dev/tags/devops), [#microsoft](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft), [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#cicd](https://daily.dev/tags/cicd), [#bash](https://daily.dev/tags/bash) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/github-continues-to-downfall-m8p4zcsj5)