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tornikeotoday at 2:20 PM4 repliesview on HN

Good for GitHub. All companies need this. Some use it to improve products, some use it for less commendable goals. I know HN crowd is allergic to telemetry but if you've ever developed a software as a service, telemetry is indispensable.


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Banditoztoday at 4:46 PM

GitHub CLI is not a SaaS. It's a commandline utility.

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xpetoday at 2:50 PM

Thinking out loud: what are the best practices to vet a tools' telemetry details? The devil is in the details.

A quick summary of my Claude-assisted research at the Gist below. Top of mind is some kind of trusted intermediary service with a vested interest in striking a definable middle ground that is good enough for both sides (users and product-builders)

Gist: WIP 31 minutes in still cookin'

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isoprophlextoday at 2:37 PM

God forbid you talk to your users

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Citizen_Lametoday at 2:43 PM

All AI bros are the same.

P.S. You look like villain from Temu.