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Coder Caffeine#422 Chris Wanstrath Maker Mantra: “Turn Lessons Into Strength, Fuel What You Love!”On this episode of Coder Caffeine, Maker Mantras Edition, we are guided by a powerful quote from Chris Wanstrath — The Co-Founder of GitHub, and practice a powerful mantra that reminds us that authenticity is the ultimate advantage and that ultimately - doing what you love fuels the work that lasts.Creds Community! Remember to forge originality over imitation, turn authenticity into unstoppable momentum - and always keep coding!
2025-09-1101 min
200: Tech Tales FoundFrom Chaos to Collaboration: The Untold Story of GitHubThis episode delves into the fascinating origins and evolution of GitHub, the digital platform that quietly powers much of the modern world. It begins with a vivid analogy—how a misplaced semicolon could bring down life-saving hospital software—to illustrate the critical importance of precise coding. The hosts introduce GitHub as the hidden engine behind countless everyday technologies, from smartphone apps to self-driving cars, emphasizing its role in enabling global collaboration among developers. The conversation traces the roots of GitHub back to version control systems like Git, which was created by Linux founder Linus Torvalds out of necessity when his...
2025-06-2229 minCoder Caffeine#177 GitHub Origin Hacks: "From Git Going To A $7.5+ Billion Acquisition by Microsoft!"On this episode of Coder Caffeine, Origin Hacks Edition, we unlock the growth hacks and secret sauce that the GitHub Founders, Tom Preston-Werner, Chris Wanstrath, P. J. Hyett, and Scott Chacon - deployed to go from $0 to an over $7.5 billion dollar acquisition by Microsoft!
Creds Community! Remember that YOU too can hack your way from flying solo to collaborating on a groundbreaking repo, to building the next GitHub. So now...Go Code!
2025-01-0901 min
Changelog Master FeedWhy we need Ladybird (Changelog Interviews #604)Andreas Kling and Chris Wanstrath have joined forces to form a non-profit called Ladybird Browser Initiative to manage the newly forked Ladybird browser. We discuss what it’s going to take to get to alpha, the why behind Ladybird, avoiding incentives other than those of the users, their plans for incremental adoption of Swift as the successor language over C++, and of course what they hope Ladybird can achieve as a truly independent open source browser that’s for the people.
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2024-08-141h 43Changelog InterviewsWhy we need LadybirdAndreas Kling and Chris Wanstrath have joined forces to form a non-profit called Ladybird Browser Initiative to manage the newly forked Ladybird browser. We discuss what it’s going to take to get to alpha, the why behind Ladybird, avoiding incentives other than those of the users, their plans for incremental adoption of Swift as the successor language over C++, and of course what they hope Ladybird can achieve as a truly independent open source browser that’s for the people.
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2024-08-141h 42The Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceWhy we need Ladybird (Interview)Andreas Kling and Chris Wanstrath have joined forces to form a non-profit called Ladybird Browser Initiative to manage the newly forked Ladybird browser. We discuss what it’s going to take to get to alpha, the why behind Ladybird, avoiding incentives other than those of the users, their plans for incremental adoption of Swift as the successor language over C++, and of course what they hope Ladybird can achieve as a truly independent open source browser that’s for the people.
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2024-08-141h 42
The Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceA different kind of rug pull (Friends)Adam & Jerod discuss the news! But first, we discuss how you can keep up with the software world (good question, Tyler Boyd!) On the docket: Developer job postings trend, the Ladybird Browser Initiative, the Polyfill.js supply chain attack & is the future self-hosted?
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2024-07-051h 29Changelog Master FeedA different kind of rug pull (Changelog & Friends #51)Adam & Jerod discuss the news! But first, we discuss how you can keep up with the software world (good question, Tyler Boyd!) On the docket: Developer job postings trend, the Ladybird Browser Initiative, the Polyfill.js supply chain attack & is the future self-hosted?
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2024-07-051h 29Changelog & FriendsA different kind of rug pullAdam & Jerod discuss the news! But first, we discuss how you can keep up with the software world (good question, Tyler Boyd!) On the docket: Developer job postings trend, the Ladybird Browser Initiative, the Polyfill.js supply chain attack & is the future self-hosted?
Join the discussionChangelog++ members get a bonus 15 minutes at the end of this episode and zero ads. Join today!Sponsors:Sentry – Code breaks, fix it faster. Don’t just observe. Take action. Sentry is the only app monitoring platform built for developers that gets to the root caus...
2024-07-051h 29
Changelog Master FeedGoodbye Atom. Hello Zed. (The Changelog #531)This week we’re talking with Nathan Sobo about his next big thing. Nathan is known for his work on the Atom editor while at GitHub. But his work wasn’t finished when he left, so…he started Zed, a high-performance multiplayer editor that’s engineered for performance. And today, Nathan talks us through all the details.
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2023-03-151h 27
No-Code Playbook by CreatioThe Future of No-code“The future of coding is no coding at all,” – said Chris Wanstrath, GitHub Co-Founder. According to various predictions, around 450 million new applications will be deployed within the foreseeable future. But the overall gross rate of the software developer population is about 4%; indeed, this is not enough to deliver all those apps that the business expects.
To figure out what future awaits no-code, we invited Phil Simon, an award-winning author, keynote speaker, and adviser who helps organizations communicate, collaborate, and use technology better. Tune in to the new episode of the No-Code Playbook podcast and find out how the wor...
2023-01-2518 min
Founders Talk: Startups, CEOs, LeadershipThe acquisition of a lifetimeOn today’s show Adam is joined by John Nunemaker (an old friend). For some of you listening you might remember John’s appearance on The Changelog #11, which was basically forever ago. Or his company Ordered List — they made Gauges, Harmony, and Speaker Deck which was quite popular in its time — so much so that they attracted the attention of Chris Wanstrath, one of the co-founders of GitHub to acquire Ordered List. The rest as they say is history. Today, John and I go back through that history to see what it was like to be acquired by GitHub and how...
2021-08-261h 18
Taking You To The TopEpisode 60: Teamway - Co-Founder & CEO - Søren NørgaardTop 3 Value Bombs:
1. Allow yourself to act intuitively
2. A 100% remote workforce is the new trend since the pandemic
3. Structure your validation process to ensure your success
The Famous Five:
1. What’s your favorite business book?
Answer: "Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman by Yvon Chouinard"
2. Is there a CEO you’re following or studying?
Answer: "GitHub: Founders - Tom Preston-Werner, Chris Wanstrath, Scott Chacon, P. J. Hyett & CEO - Nat Friedman"
3. What’s your favorite online...
2021-01-2035 min
React Podcast117: Tom Preston-Werner on RedwoodJSFeaturingTom Preston-Werner — Twitter, GitHub, Websitechantastic — Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteDiscordJoin the discussion Discord 🎉🎊🥳Listeners of React Podcast are chatting on Discord!Join us Thursdays at 10am CT for a friendly chat thru the latest episode.It's fun, interactive and all are welcome!Discord inviteLinksRedwoodJSGitHubTwitterCommunityDiscordrepeater.dev — Background job processing for the JamstackNetlify FunctionsFaunaMeteorYarn WorkspacesApollo 3.0Apollo ServerPrismaJestStorybookChris WanstrathRob CameronDavid PriceRedwoodJS Authentication in 5 minutes by Tom on YouTubeRedwood deploy targetsAWS FargateSponsorsAWS AmplifyAWS Amplify is the fastest, easies...
2020-11-051h 19
The a16z Showa16z Podcast: The End (and Beginning) of ProgrammingThere are over 20 million programmers out there -- and double that, if you count everyone else coding in other ways -- but where are the next 100 million developers? How do we get to a billion developers? The answer, observes a16z general partner Peter Levine in conversation with GitHub co-founder and former CEO Chris Wanstrath (based on a Q&A recorded at our last a16z Summit event) lies in changing the very definition of a "programmer" and "programming".
It might even mean the end of code, argues Levine (who apparently loves arguing the end of things!), a...
2018-06-0919 minChangelog InterviewsThe Story of AtomNathan Sobo, founding member of the Atom editor team at GitHub, joined the show take us all the way back to the beginning of Atom to learn where it came from, the founding team, the problem it solves, on through to shipping 1.0 and beyond.
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2017-02-241h 13The Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceThe Story of Atom (Interview)Nathan Sobo, founding member of the Atom editor team at GitHub, joined the show take us all the way back to the beginning of Atom to learn where it came from, the founding team, the problem it solves, on through to shipping 1.0 and beyond.
Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Linode – Our cloud server of choice! Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/mo. Use the code changelog2017 to get 4 months fr...
2017-02-241h 13
Software Defined Talk2017 Predictions: cloud, containers, AIAfter speculating on GitHub’s business we throw out our 2017 predictions. We cover AWS, containers, AI, and government IT. Since holiday family time is coming up, Brandon also suggests some simple family IT help-desk tasks - like backup - and throws out the stretch goal of discussing 2FA at the dinner table.
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Coté: Come see me January 10th in Phoenix, 5:30pm at the Galvanize Office. Free parking!
Coté: Pivotal Cloud Foundry 1.9 is out. It adds in Google Cloud & Azure support, so you’re all multi-cloud ready; it will run 250,000 containers concurrently; you can now auto-scale on bas...
2016-12-211h 07The a16z Showa16z Podcast: What Software Developers (and Therefore Every Company) NeedThe old constraint when it came to technology was hardware -- how many CPUs can I get my hands on. Today, spinning up compute can be done from any smartphone with an AWS account or something similar. The current constraint is software. And since software is written and operated by people, tackling that constraint comes down to making people as informed, enabled, and efficient as possible.
Three CEOs and co-founders of three companies that serve software developers -- Chris Wanstrath from GitHub, Jeff Lawson from Twilio, and Ben Uretsky of Digital Ocean -- take part in a...
2016-01-0643 minThe a16z Showa16z Podcast: Embracing SalesCompanies founded by a group of engineers often have a deep-seated mistrust of sales -- or more precisely, salespeople. That was the case at GitHub, says CEO and co-founder Chris Wanstrath: It wasn't until their customers started asking for a sales organization to help guide them that Wanstrath and the GitHub team realized sales wasn't necessarily filled with the fast-talking stereotypes they were used to seeing on TV. Wanstrath joins a16z General Partner Peter Levine to discuss how GitHub finally embraced sales, why good salespeople are like good teachers, and what it takes to sell to developers.
2015-03-0523 min
Dorm Room Tycoon (DRT)Creating a Lasting Startup with Chris Wanstrath, GitHubIn this interview, Chris Wanstrath reveals why he is focused on creating a great working environment and why founders need to let go when growing a startup. He also explains how he hires, fires and what makes a great product.
2011-11-1300 minChangelog InterviewsAll things GitHubChris Wanstrath joined the show to talk about the past, present, and future of GitHub.
Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Featuring:Chris Wanstrath – Website, GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XWynn Netherland – GitHub, XShow Notes:
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2010-01-251h 17The Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceAll things GitHub (Interview)Chris Wanstrath joined the show to talk about the past, present, and future of GitHub.
Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Featuring:Chris Wanstrath – Website, GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XWynn Netherland – GitHub, XShow Notes:
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2010-01-251h 17
The Ruby on Rails PodcastEpisode 68: 107: Uncut: RailsConf: GitHubThis episode was originally published on June 2, 2008.
Chris Wanstrath and Tom Preston-Werner talk about GitHub.
workonrails.com: Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs.
bloc.io: Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.
2009-06-0207 min
Ruby on Rails Podcast107: Uncut: RailsConf: GitHubThis episode was originally published on June 2, 2008.
Chris Wanstrath and Tom Preston-Werner talk about GitHub.
2009-06-0207 minThe Ruby on Rails PodcastEpisode 9: 43: The Camping EpisodeThis episode was originally published on February 3, 2007.
Three interviews with developers who use why the lucky stiff’s Camping framework.
See also
Presenter and DCSS by Myles Byrne
Cheat by Chris Wanstrath
Fog Creek Software
Dream Ledger by Michael Gorsuch
Mountain West Ruby Conference
workonrails.com: Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs.
bloc.io: Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.
2009-02-0320 min
Ruby on Rails Podcast43: The Camping EpisodeThis episode was originally published on February 3, 2007.
Three interviews with developers who use why the lucky stiff’s Camping framework.
See also
Presenter and DCSS by Myles Byrne
Cheat by Chris Wanstrath
Fog Creek Software
Dream Ledger by Michael Gorsuch
Mountain West Ruby Conference
2009-02-0320 minThe Ruby on Rails PodcastEpisode 7: 93: Err FreeThis episode was originally published on January 30, 2008.
A conversation with Chris Wanstrath and PJ Hyett of Err Free consulting in San Francisco. We talk about starting a profitable side project, sending and receiving email, git source code control, using JQuery, and code interfaces to databases.
Also mentioned:
Err the Blog
FamSpam
github
god
ambition
JQuery
workonrails.com: Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs.
bloc.io: Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.
2009-01-3034 min
Ruby on Rails Podcast93: Err FreeThis episode was originally published on January 30, 2008.
A conversation with Chris Wanstrath and PJ Hyett of Err Free consulting in San Francisco. We talk about starting a profitable side project, sending and receiving email, git source code control, using JQuery, and code interfaces to databases.
Also mentioned:
Err the Blog
FamSpam
github
god
ambition
JQuery
2009-01-3034 minErr Free - Ruby on Rails PodcastA conversation with Chris Wanstrath and PJ Hyett of Err Free consulting in San Francisco. We talk about starting a profitable side project, sending and receiving email, git source code control, using JQuery, and code interfaces to databases.
Also mentioned:
Err the Blog
FamSpam
github
god
ambition
JQuery
2008-01-3000 minRuby on Rails Podcast - mp4Err Free - Ruby on Rails PodcastA conversation with Chris Wanstrath and PJ Hyett of Err Free consulting in San Francisco. We talk about starting a profitable side project, sending and receiving email, git source code control, using JQuery, and code interfaces to databases.
Also mentioned:
Err the Blog
FamSpam
github
god
ambition
JQuery
2008-01-3000 minThe Camping Episode - Ruby on Rails PodcastThree interviews with developers who use why the lucky stiff’s Camping framework.
See also
Presenter and DCSS by Myles Byrne
Cheat by Chris Wanstrath
Fog Creek Software
Dream Ledger by Michael Gorsuch
Mountain West Ruby Conference
2007-02-0300 minRuby on Rails Podcast - mp4The Camping Episode - Ruby on Rails PodcastThree interviews with developers who use why the lucky stiff’s Camping framework.
See also
Presenter and DCSS by Myles Byrne
Cheat by Chris Wanstrath
Fog Creek Software
Dream Ledger by Michael Gorsuch
Mountain West Ruby Conference
2007-02-0300 min