The GitHub Developer Program

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Post by basicallydan » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 5:07 PM UTC

The GitHub Developer Program
developer.github.com

Re: The GitHub Developer Program

#2

Post by rohamg » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 5:49 PM UTC

Nice! Finally. We've been itching for this since building ZenHub.io, our project management extension built on top of GitHub (http://zenhub.io)

Re: The GitHub Developer Program

#3

Post by nonchalance » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 5:56 PM UTC

> In order to register for the developer program, you must be on a paid plan.

Re: The GitHub Developer Program

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Post by akerl_ » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 5:59 PM UTC

Is anybody aware why they're limiting this to paid plans?

I'd be on one if there was a benefit besides private repos, which have no use to me.

Re: The GitHub Developer Program

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Post by jasonlotito » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 6:03 PM UTC

Can someone provide some more information? The page is basically just redirects to existing resources, and has you signup for a program. What's new here? What are they offering?

Re: The GitHub Developer Program

#6

Post by timdorr » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 6:04 PM UTC

akerl_ wrote: post #4

Is anybody aware why they're limiting this to paid plans? I'd be on one if there was a benefit besides private repos, which have no use to me.

Presumably, if you're going to need the level of access provided by this program, you're probably building something that makes some amount of money. That would make purchasing a paid plan worthwhile, even if all your repos are public.

Re: The GitHub Developer Program

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Post by wasd » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 6:04 PM UTC

It isn't clear to me what this is. Does anyone mind explaining?

Re: The GitHub Developer Program

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Post by ansimionescu » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 6:04 PM UTC

rohamg wrote: post #2

Nice! Finally. We've been itching for this since building ZenHub.io, our project management extension built on top of GitHub ( http://zenhub.io )

Nice idea and product, but a bit confusing for new users. I felt like I could easily understand the overall idea of your software, but not really what it's supposed to accomplish and how.

Re: The GitHub Developer Program

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Post by hosay123 » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 6:06 PM UTC

wasd wrote: post #7

It isn't clear to me what this is. Does anyone mind explaining?

Program Benefits

    Notification of API changes
    Early access eligibility on select features
    Eligibility for development licenses for GitHub products
    GitHub profile membership badge

Re: The GitHub Developer Program

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Post by bri3d » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 6:08 PM UTC

wasd wrote: post #7

It isn't clear to me what this is. Does anyone mind explaining?

If you click through to register, the following are listed as features:

    * Notification of API changes
    * Early access eligibility on select features
    * Eligibility for development licenses for GitHub products
    * GitHub profile membership badge

It sounds like it just puts your user into a special feature-flag bucket and gives you a badge, for now.