If you were a project manager, I'd hope you wouldn't be imposing your personal tastes on a product.
I don't make products for me. I make them for my audience. The right question to ask isn't, "Do I care about how pretty this is?" It's, "What do my users care about?"
Consumer-focused products (and Github is certainly one of them) require much more investment in visual and interaction design than, say, in-house software. It's how many people judge quality, and having a pleasant experience matters to a substantial chunk of the audience. Github has absolutely made the right choice in keeping their interface a pleasure to work with.
I don't make products for me. I make them for my audience. The right question to ask isn't, "Do I care about how pretty this is?" It's, "What do my users care about?"
Consumer-focused products (and Github is certainly one of them) require much more investment in visual and interaction design than, say, in-house software. It's how many people judge quality, and having a pleasant experience matters to a substantial chunk of the audience. Github has absolutely made the right choice in keeping their interface a pleasure to work with.