Indeed, these two projects alone have turned around my long-held opinion on Microsoft, to "cautiously optimistic".
TypeScript and VS Code have been an invaluable contribution to the community. I'm a daily user of both and so thankful for the talent, ingenuity and effort that have gone into them.
How Microsoft have managed the acquisition of GitHub, giving them autonomy and infrastructure support - so far, it's been all around positive.
Now with NPM under their wings, the centralization does worry me somewhat. I hope there are conscientious decision-makers who will guide the project for the good of community and ecosystem.
TypeScript and VS Code have been an invaluable contribution to the community. I'm a daily user of both and so thankful for the talent, ingenuity and effort that have gone into them.
How Microsoft have managed the acquisition of GitHub, giving them autonomy and infrastructure support - so far, it's been all around positive.
Now with NPM under their wings, the centralization does worry me somewhat. I hope there are conscientious decision-makers who will guide the project for the good of community and ecosystem.