I sure hope someone would fork it and iterate on the recipe, that's why version control exists. So you can have, you know, versions. Recipes are like software, except food pops out. Change the recipe, change the food. Change the recipe a little, change the food a little. Why wouldn't you want to post it to Github?
I'm not opposed to the idea, it just seems like a stretch of what github is made for. What did they select as the programming language for the repo? Junior devs struggle with git concepts, how will this catch on for mainstream recipe users?
Recipes are nothing like software. Software can return expected results for everyone who uses it. But everyone can tell you a story of a recipe not turning out right. The hardware for compiling a recipe is way too imprecise for the micro adjustments a version control system would be useful for. Compiling a recipe is all about reading and understanding what the author is intending and then adjusting for your own equipment and tastes.
It's also just a cheap post. What, now we can upload otherwise unnoteworthy content to github, and suddenly we're on the front page of HN?
> The hardware for compiling a recipe is way too imprecise for the micro adjustments a version control system would be useful for.
Not a bad point, I didn't think about it like that. However, I think this would be more useful to the people who are competent enough to implement nuanced recipes. Small changes in the recipe can lead to large changes in the food, much larger than the error between competent cooks. What if you have different tastes than the original recipe, and I like your taste? I'd wanna know about your changes, especially if I had the skills to implement them and I had a passion for cooking.
Plus, Generations have already been iterating and verbally passing down recipes for thousands of years. Most of that history is gone, and all we have is a thin slice which is what we know today. You only stand to gain by using version control for recipes.
But sure, Github probably won't explode as the go-to recipe database, because the intersection of git users and competent cooks is small compared the amount of cooks.
> It's also just a cheap post. What, now we can upload otherwise unnoteworthy content to github, and suddenly we're on the front page of HN?
This is not too important to me. Hey, we're all here talking about the post, so maybe it is noteworthy.
So itβs noteworthy and interesting, but here I am getting crushed with flags and downvotes. github can do no wrong, all within its walls are sacred, how dare he speak against our holy temple
