Using Github for more than code
summary
Shows practical, non-code uses of GitHub at GitHub itself: using issues and projects to track projects and to-do lists, using pull requests and repos to discuss and collaborate on company policies and documentation (internal and external), using the platform to communicate news across a distributed company, coordinate events, and manage employee onboarding.
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chapters (20)
- 0:00Start
- 3:03Growing pains
- 3:14Discussions were in Inboxes.
- 4:50Information was difficult to collect.
- 5:44We were using spreadsheets.
- 6:17Tasks were getting lost.
- 7:36We had no metrics.
- 8:59How can we find solutions?
- 9:54GitHub API
- 10:30Tutorials/Development Guides Basic API Documentation Sample Code
- 12:35Every request is an issue.
- 18:47Sponsorship Repo
- 22:08Onboarding
- 22:27User Experience Studies
- 23:10Policy Conversations
- 24:13Internal, External, and Project-Specific Documentation
- 25:18Coordinating HackHouses
- 25:53Legal
- 27:56Toasts
- 34:54Remember: the tools in your toolbox are awesome.
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