Taking collaboration beyond the code in GitHub
summary
Announces a new repository-level Discussions area that separates long-lived Q&A and community chatter from issue to-do lists, already in limited beta with about 60 communities and iterative changes driven by feedback. Supports convert issues to discussions (single or bulk by label), configurable categories, discoverable answers, and plans for API and public beta later this summer. Shows real usage — ImageMagick and Vercel/N.ext.js route support into Discussions, bots and All Contributors bot automate welcomes, backports and recognition.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction and sponsors
- 3:10Welcome and talk overview
- 4:56Community and collaboration
- 9:54Starting a community
- 15:11Growing a community
- 17:38Sustaining a community
- 20:24Recap and examples
- 21:51Q&A on discussions
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