CHM Live | How the World Builds Software

[Recorded January 17, 2017]
Launched in 2008, social-coding site GitHub supports over 15 million users who use the online platform to collaborate, build, and store software. Appealing to organizations with a large base of software developers, including Google, NASA, and even the White House, GitHub taps into the growing enthusiasm for open source projects and currently houses the world’s largest collection of public software. The site’s popularity among its user community has also attracted attention and dollars from major investors, including Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz. Last year, the company raised $250 million, valuing it at more than $2 billion.
GitHub CEO Chris Wanstrath, who was named to Fortune's 40 Under 40 in 2015, likens the medium to Facebook but for programmers. “You log in, you’re connected to people, but instead of seeing photos of their baby, you see their code,” he says.
Join us as GitHub CEO and Co-founder Chris Wanstrath discusses the fascinating story of GitHub’s growth, the most amazing pieces of software built on the platform, and his vision for coding education. Wanstrath sits down with Fortune Senior Writer Michal Lev-Ram, who covers technology for both Fortune magazine and its website. She is also co-chair of Fortune's Brainstorm Tech conference and Most Powerful Women Next Gen event. Her outstanding reporting contributed to Fortune winning a SABEW Best in Business Award for its technology coverage in 2012.
Catalog Number: 102717289
Lot Number: X8068.2017

[@anshulnegi1822]

came to learn github, learnt more about cats

[@drewbardan9660]

Michal Lev-Ram...

[@Justinomics]

Who is this guy talking about quitting college and doing his own sort of programming!? I am watching this video and trying to figure out what the fuck he is talking about! Anyway, whatever the case, I think he is a genius! Something is very strange about him, but he is clearly massively super intelligent. I still have no idea who this guy is, but I respect him! Whatever he is up to, he knows what he is talking about.

[@EnsignRho]

I am going to have to stop using GitHub after watching this video. Atlassian has low-cost alternatives which operate like GitHub, and you can host on your projects on your own server with up to 10 developers for a one-time fee of $5 (IIRC).

[@FelipeMendez]

have you seen gitlab? i'ts free

[@EnsignRho]

Looks interesting. I'll check it out. Atlassian is a local java app that runs on your server and is basically almost exactly like GitHub, but it has a few better diff features (in my opinion), and it's a little slower than GitHub on most tasks (but that could just be my low-end server at Linode).

[@FelipeMendez]

well gitlab does the same, the paid version have pro=iority support and what not but the free its good enough and better than attlasian, i don't know which language its developed but has the same features and a bit more

[@EnsignRho]

Are you a developer for gitlab? :-) I watched the video. It looks much more complex than GitHub or Atlassian. The screens appeared a little cluttered at first glance. Would it be a steeper learning curve?

[@FelipeMendez]

i'm not a developer for gitlab, just a user, learning curve? mmm i don't use it as a hosted service just the free online hosting but not a steep learning curve, it forces you to use ssh and it have a integrated continuous delivery server, its optional to use, but a really nice to have to program automated test and deployments, something you have to pay for with bamboo/attlasian