Why are they using GIF for video, instead of a proper video file in the video tag?
New Year, New CEO for GitHub
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Re: New Year, New CEO for GitHub
#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
GRANNT Chart: A Grantt chart is a type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule. Grantt charts illustrate the start and finish dates of the terminal elements and summary elements of a project, such that completion of the project qualifies the team for a research and development grant. Serious answer: Issues are not--to my knowledge--a software estimation tool. I have worked for decades in estimation-oriented…
Isn't this type of chart a GANTT chart without the "R" character?
(He was making a joke. GRANTT -> R&D Grant)
#jokesAreLikeFrogs
Re: New Year, New CEO for GitHub
#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
As someone who wasn't following GitHub as a company, I have to say I quite appreciated the gif. Sums it up in all of 2 seconds. Bravo.
You're absolutely right. They say a picture is worth a thousand words - animated gifs even more so. I could almost imagine a world where animated gifs replace all kinds of communication. Press releases seem particularly ripe for change as they are usually wordsmithed to the point that any impression given is likely false.
> I could almost imagine a world where animated gifs replace all kinds of communication.
I can envision it too. Looks something like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiocracy
Re: New Year, New CEO for GitHub
#24Is the sky falling?
Re: New Year, New CEO for GitHub
#25Github PLEASE work on some kind of 'Proof Of Activity'
98% of my work is private and all employers get to see is about 100 open-source commits when I have roughly 4,000 commits throughout several private organizations. I know I need more open source contributions but I should be able to prove to an employer that I am a heavy Github user and have more experience than 100 commits.
Sometimes I've been asked to send a screenshot of my total number of commits, and happily oblige to the odd request but a screenshot is not even worth it's weight in the physical world (aka nothing).
Re: New Year, New CEO for GitHub
#26For those of us who are business ignorant, what is the difference between President and CEO? What are the typical responsibilities of each and such?
While there are a lot of responsibilities that might vary company-to-company, the CEO reports to the Board of Directors (who represent the shareholders). Shareholders have control over the company because they can elect the Board of Directors (and depending on structure the CEO). The board has control because they get a vote on important matters like major officers and big expenditures. Depending on structure, they may elect the CEO. In the case of Github, it looks like the transition was driven by a friendly consensus of everyone involved. The CEO may need to get Board approval for changes in major officers, acquisitions, and major expenses, but they have the most control over those aspects, and thus the high-level corporate direction.
Because the CEO represents the shareholders, legally his or her main job is to protect the interests of the shareholders. For a public company, the CEO is the one sweating the most about the stock price; for a private company, the CEO is usually responsible for raising investment and driving the financial structure of the company. If someone is a potential investor or acquirer, they will be working with the CEO. Because they're selling the vision of why the company is a good long-term investment, the CEO tends to be the voice of the long term strategy.
The president may still have some of those responsibilities, but in most cases is less directly involved in fund-raising and more focused on the day-to-day operations.
That said, there are a number of other responsibilities around direction, operations, hiring, etc that can be split between the president and CEO.
Re: New Year, New CEO for GitHub
#27As soon as Tom becomes President he gets a Secret Service detail with dark sunglasses! That animated gif is hilarious.
It would've been a bit funnier if suddenly his half of the gif was transported to the Github Oval Office replica[1].
1. http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2013/09/07/githubs-new-offi...
Re: New Year, New CEO for GitHub
#28Github PLEASE work on some kind of 'Proof Of Activity' 98% of my work is private and all employers get to see is about 100 open-source commits when I have roughly 4,000 commits throughout several private organizations. I know I need more open source contributions but I should be able to prove to an employer that I am a heavy Github user and have more experience than 100 commits. Sometimes I've been asked to send a sc…
If a flock of employers were requesting this feature it might be more reasonable. A candidate requesting this feature seems odd when the solution is obvious, and you know what the solution is already: write more code that you own.
Re: New Year, New CEO for GitHub
#29Github PLEASE work on some kind of 'Proof Of Activity' 98% of my work is private and all employers get to see is about 100 open-source commits when I have roughly 4,000 commits throughout several private organizations. I know I need more open source contributions but I should be able to prove to an employer that I am a heavy Github user and have more experience than 100 commits. Sometimes I've been asked to send a sc…
Using total number of github commits as any sort of qualifier for employment is as bad (maybe even worse) as asking for a wc -l LOC count on your last project.
To be clear, I don't have an issue with github contributions being seen as a plus for hiring... but trying to turn this into something concretely quantifiable via total commit count (especially on commits you can't even see) seems crazy to me.
Please let me know which employers are asking you for this information so I can avoid applying to them in the future!
Re: New Year, New CEO for GitHub
#30Github PLEASE work on some kind of 'Proof Of Activity' 98% of my work is private and all employers get to see is about 100 open-source commits when I have roughly 4,000 commits throughout several private organizations. I know I need more open source contributions but I should be able to prove to an employer that I am a heavy Github user and have more experience than 100 commits. Sometimes I've been asked to send a sc…
GitHub, please don't spend time pandering to employers who have indefensibly poor metrics for evaluating employees.
Instead, please spend that time improving things for your users.