---
title: "Goodbye to an 11-year-old Issue"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/goodbye-to-an-11-year-old-issue-edtskxuhr
source_url: https://cassidoo.co/post/eleven-year-issue/
type: article
source: "Cassidy's blog"
author: "Cassidy Williams"
published: 2025-12-06T03:40:24.933Z
updated: 2025-12-06T03:40:42.944Z
tags: ["open-source", "career", "github"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 105
comments: 6
language: en
---

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# Goodbye to an 11-year-old Issue

**[Cassidy's blog](https://daily.dev/sources/cassidoo)** · [@cassidoo](https://daily.dev/cassidoo) · 2 min read · 105 upvotes · 6 comments

## Summary

A reflection on an 11-year-old GitHub issue that was recently closed, prompting thoughts about how much has changed in the software development landscape and the author's career since 2014. The post touches on the evolution of GitHub features like Discussions and GitHub Flavored Markdown, while sharing personal milestones and career growth from early developer evangelism days to working at GitHub itself.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://cassidoo.co/post/eleven-year-issue/>

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@mhjim** · 3 upvotes

> I really enjoy your content- keep writing

**@capivara** · 1 upvotes

> It's interesting to look back from time to time and see how much things have changed... especially in terms of technology.

**@petecapecod** · 0 upvotes

> An 11 year old issue, wow that's old for GitHub! 😯 Congrats on getting some traction on that, you should probably get an award or something 🏆

**@rakib8680** · 0 upvotes

> great

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