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john_cogson Gitlab and Google Cloud Partner to Expand AI-Assisted Capabilities

GitLab team member here. We published a blog post[0] yesterday that provides an overview of some features you may be interested in: Code Suggestions, Summarize MR Changes, Summarize My MR Review, and Explain this Code. You can find more information about these features via the links from the blog.

0 - https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2023/05/03/gitlab-ai-assisted-...

john_cogson Let's make sure GitHub doesn't become the only option

GitLab team member here. We just published a blog post[0] yesterday on how GitLab users can build more reusable CI templates. If you read until the end, you'll be find information about our plans for components and a components catalog.

[0] - https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2023/05/01/how-to-build-reusab...

john_cogson Saying Goodbye to GitHub

GitLab team member here. Thanks for the feedback.

Beautifying our UI [0] is an ongoing effort and usability improvements [1] are specifically mentioned in the product investment themes for this fiscal year.

0 - https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/7781

1 - https://about.gitlab.com/direction/#world-class-devsecops-ex...

john_cogson Saying Goodbye to GitHub

GitLab team member here.

In our 15.10 release (March 22), we added a new section called Explore that helps with content discovery and includes a tab for Trending projects that can be filtered by language. You can read out it in the release notes [0] or just go check it out [1].

0 - https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2023/03/22/gitlab-15-10-re...

1 - https://gitlab.com/explore/projects/trending

john_cogson AI assisted code suggestions from Gitlab

GitLab team member here.

You can read more about our work on code suggestions here: https://about.gitlab.com/direction/modelops/ai_assisted/code...

john_cogson Ask HN: HN for Finance?

For people who work in financial services, the Bloomberg terminal is the home for financial news, information, and communication. The messaging experience is essentially DMs and email to others in the Bloomberg ecosystem rather than a forum-like experience.

john_cogson The technology behind GitHub’s new code search

GitLab team member here.

We are looking at Zoekt for code search: https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/9404

john_cogson The technology behind GitHub’s new code search

GitLab team member. Thanks for the question.

Our Code Search team is currently working on moving to Zoekt[0] which is expected to be a significant improvement as it is purpose-built for code search.

We also shipped an improvement[1] to our existing search functionality at the end of last year. If you haven't used it recently, I'd encourage you to check out code search again to see if the quality has been improved for you.

[0] - https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/9404

[1] - https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/346914

john_cogson NYC Slice

If I’m in the neighborhood and feel even slightly hungry, I’m stopping at Joe’s.

john_cogson Web IDE Beta

GitLab team member here.

Thanks for the feedback.

I created a merge request to update our documentation based on your comment and linked to the comment in the MR description: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/107599

john_cogson Web IDE Beta

Appreciate the feedback.

A link to the Epic for full project search[0] was shared in an earlier comment[1] by Eric, the Product Manager who is leading this effort. You can follow along there to track our progress.

In the meantime, you can disable the beta and continue to use the old Web IDE until all of the features you require are available[2].

[0] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34080388

[1] - https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/9466

[2] - https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/web_ide_beta/index.h...

john_cogson Web IDE Beta

GitLab team member here.

We released a beta version of our new Web IDE which is built using VS Code. The new Web IDE will provide users access to more features, improved performance, and the ability to securely connect to a remote development environment directly from the Web IDE.

john_cogson Web IDE Beta

GitLab team member here.

There is more context in this blog post: https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2022/05/23/the-future-of-the-g...

The TLDR is that the Web IDE is a widely used feature (tens of millions of commits have been made using it) and building our new Web IDE with VS Code will allow us to invest in extending the experience to be more tightly integrated with GitLab and the DevOps workflow rather than re-creating VS Code features in our Web IDE.

john_cogson What I learned at Gitlab that I don't want to forget

GitLab team member here.

While it's possible that it could have been 3 AM on Jan 1 in Sydney and midday on Dec 31 in the United States, I think anyone at GitLab, including the recruiter who made the call, would agree that the timing of this call was a mistake - even if the recruiter was within their working hours.

john_cogson Fosshost Is Shutting Down

You can mention the program on the site. Thanks for all your hard work finding solutions for this community.

john_cogson Fosshost Is Shutting Down

GitLab Community Relations team member here.

Those impacted are welcome to apply to the GitLab for Open Source program: https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/open-source/join/

john_cogson GitLab 15.5

I believe it will be done via a banner in the app but I’m looking to confirm this.

I will follow up if/when I can provide more specificity but it might be Monday before I have any more information.

Edit: the notifications will appear as global alerts directly under the Nav for all group owners.

john_cogson GitLab 15.5

GitLab team member here.

We intend to roll out the application of these limits gradually and impacted users will be notified in-app at least 60 days prior to the user limits being applied.

If you have not yet received a notification, you have at least 60 days until you will see any impact related to this change.

john_cogson The VSCode GitLab extension now supports getting code completions from FauxPilot

Great question. I'm not entirely clear on the origin of the name and it would probably be hard for me to find the folks behind this decision on Friday evening/Saturday so I'll share my interpretation.

At GitLab, we have a clearly defined organizational structure. Within that stucture, we have Product Groups[0] which are groups of people aligned around a specific category. The name "Single-Engineer Groups" reflects that this single engineer owns the category which they're focusing on.

I'll be sure to surface your question to the leader of our Incubation Engineering org. Thanks.

[0] - https://about.gitlab.com/company/team/structure/#product-gro...

john_cogson The VSCode GitLab extension now supports getting code completions from FauxPilot

GitLab team member here.

This work was produced by our AI Assist SEG (Single-Engineer Group)[0]. The engineer behind this feature recently uploaded a quick update about this work and other things they are working on to YouTube[1].

[0] - https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/incubation/ai-...

[1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYl0dg8xyeE

john_cogson Phorge: Going Public

GitLab team member here.

If you go to the pricing page[0] and click the “Buy GitLab <tier>” you’re interested in purchasing (Premium or Ultimate), a pop up will appear and you can purchase an on-prem license by clicking the “Purchase self-managed” button.

0 - https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/

john_cogson GitLab SaaS Free Tier FAQ

The FAQ contains information on how to manage your storage which will be helpful for top-level namespace exceeding 5GB in storage: https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/faq-efficient-free-tier/#ma...

john_cogson GitLab SaaS Free Tier FAQ

For the free tier of GitLab SaaS, user limits will apply only to top-level namespaces that are private. Public namespaces will not have user limits at this time.

Storage limits will apply to both private and public namespaces.

john_cogson GitLab SaaS Free Tier FAQ

Apologies for the confusion. I'd be happy to provide some more clarity. The answer depends on which tier of GitLab you are using.

If you are using the free tier on GitLab SaaS, there will be a 5GB storage limit per top-level namespace.

Paid tiers on GitLab SaaS will have limits of 50GB for Premium and 250GB for Ultimate.

Community programs (GitLab for Open Source, GitLab for Education, and GitLab for Startups) will have the same 250GB limit as the Ultimate tier.

Self-managed users have no limit.

john_cogson CEO Shadow Program

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32409842

john_cogson Give nothing, expect nothing: Gitlab latest punching bag for entitled users

Thanks, you're right. I should have wrote:

You can see many of the open source projects of significance who are using GitLab here: https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/open-source/partners/

john_cogson Give nothing, expect nothing: Gitlab latest punching bag for entitled users

If an individual developer's project meets the program requirements, it is eligible.

The requirements are:

- use an OSI-approved license

- not seeking profit

- be publicly visible

john_cogson Give nothing, expect nothing: Gitlab latest punching bag for entitled users

Thanks for the feedback.

You are correct that in order for projects to be eligible they must not be seeking profit. This is listed as a requirement on the program page: https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/open-source/join/.

You can see many of the open source projects of significance who are part of the program here: https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/open-source/partners/

john_cogson Give nothing, expect nothing: Gitlab latest punching bag for entitled users

GitLab team member here. Through the GitLab for Open Source program, open source projects can receive Ultimate features for free. You can learn more about the program here: https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/open-source/join/