GitHub

GitHub

Infobox Website
name = GitHub
url = [http://github.com/ GitHub.com]
commercial = Yes
type = collaborative revision control
language = English
registration = Required
launch date = February 2008

GitHub is a project hosting service for projects using the Git revision control system. It is written in Ruby on Rails, being developed by Logical Awesome (Chris Wanstrath, PJ Hyett, and Tom Preston-Werner).

GitHub operates a pastebin-style site at gist.github.com

Used by

Microsoft has created a repository for IronRuby projects, to be hosted on GitHub. [http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Microsoft-Flashes-its-Ruby-Bling/]

Other notable projects that use GitHub as their hosted revision control platform include:
* Ruby on Rails
* Capistrano
* Haml
* Prototype
* MooTools
* SproutCore
* RSpec
* Rubinius
* Merb
* script.aculo.us
* Blueprint CSS Framework

ee also

* Comparison of open source software hosting facilities

References

*http://www.crunchbase.com/company/github
*http://arstechnica.com/journals/linux.ars/2008/07/17/canonicals-launchpad-gets-a-visual-refresh
*http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/22/AR2008072200368.html
*http://www.rubyinside.com/github-officially-launches-git-hosting-a-go-go-853.html

External links

* [http://logicalawesome.com/ Logical Awesome] - creators of GitHub


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