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Hack on github.com with Kyle Neath

At GitHub, they've set out to GitHub be the best place to share code with friends, co-workers, classmates, and complete strangers.

Already, over three million people use GitHub to build amazing things together.

But that isn't enough. Everyone should enjoy the benefits of Git and everyone should Fork everything.

It turns out GitHub needs your help. You can be GitHub's partner in crime to help Kneath out.

Growth at GitHub is…

Getting more people using Git to store their code is interesting. Have you seen the recent support for 3D models? Have you combined this with code searching?

Can you imagine your grandma using git? What if she was working on a family tree website which used html5-git.js?

You might be surprised but GitHub's primary value is not git. GitHub's primary value is forking. Distributing multiple copies of a single resource between owners of varying authority and measuring those differences fundamentally reworks the creative process.

How do you make GitHub bigger? Encourage forks. Demystify forking and run headlong into challenging ownership. On every level.

  • Make editing/committing in the browser ubiquitous and invisible and not focused solely on code.

  • Eliminate signup.

How does GitHub make more money? Offer more services for existing code.

  • Buy TravisCI

  • Centralize documentation for projects

  • Analyze existing codebases (including private codebases) to alert repo owners of security vulnerabilities. Or just buy Code Climate

Traits GitHub is looking for:

  • You forked this gist.

  • You gravitate towards rapid experimentation and production-ready rough drafts.

  • You tend to steer away from lengthy polish, overly beautiful code.

  • You can be comfortable with GitHub's .com stack — Ruby, Rails, ERB, SCSS, CoffeeScript, MySQL. You do not need to be an expert in anything, but you should be able to take a general idea and implement it without much hand holding from others.

  • You're curious about why, how, and who the people are that use our site.

So, you're interested?

Begin by forking this gist and tell them how you want to see GitHub to grow.

Try and keep it under 500 words, the shorter the better

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