How Github Uses Github to Build Github

Zach Holman holman Github
- zachholman.com/talks

This is not about Github. It's about the process.

how your company uses github to build your company

Work Asynchronously

Do shit without needing to pull me out of the zone
No meetings, no deadlines, ignore pings
People don't have critical stuff every 10 seconds
All communication in chatrooms
- Everything is logged
- Time flexibility
Get people to work as they want to work naturally

Pull Requests & Branching

Y'all got some weird branches
Everyone can push, everyone can deploy
Frees up time from micromanaging someone else's code
Master is always deployable
- Deploy 10-40 times per day
- Twitter-Driven Development
  - Deploy, check Twitter, roll-back if people complain
You don't need to fork anything
Tests can run on branches other than Master
Email is your interface
Designers can evolve mockups and entire workflows
Mix designers and developers
- Post screenshots ![title](url)
Can you survive on simpler tools?
If it were really important, it would already by done. Period.
Focus on the discussion and writing a good pull request
Shared responsibility towards not fucking things up

Oauth as Identity

Your authentication can be free
Don't reinvent the wheel

Hooks & Hubot

Bots love Github
What can you automate?