Ditching GitHub
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A software developer who spent over a decade building one of the most popular Python libraries for Telegram automation has abandoned GitHub, citing the platform's aggressive push into artificial intelligence as the final straw. The creator of Telethon, which has garnered nearly 12,000 stars on GitHub, migrated to Codeberg after growing frustrated with what they see as AI's destructive impact on programming culture and open source communities.
The developer argues that AI-generated code undermines the fundamental joy of programming—the learning process and problem-solving that makes coding rewarding. They worry about "cognitive DoS attacks" from AI-written content flooding forums and repositories with low-quality submissions that waste maintainers' time.
Beyond philosophical concerns, practical issues drove the migration. AI crawlers are hammering servers with hundreds of thousands of requests daily, while the computational demands of training large language models are creating hardware shortages that affect everyone.
The move reflects a broader backlash among programmers who view current AI trends as "source code laundering" that threatens the collaborative, educational spirit of open source development. Several other major projects have similarly fled to alternative platforms, seeking refuge from what they consider an existential threat to authentic human creativity in programming.
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