Saturday, July 6, 2013

Herding Code 144 – GitHub for Windows with Tim Clem, Paul Betts and Phil Haack

In this episode, the guys talk to Tim Clem, Paul Betts and Phil Haack about GitHub for Windows.
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Show Notes:
The guys start off talking about why there is a need for GitHub for Windows.
Kevin asks if GitHub for Windows can be used as a client for other Git hosts.
Kevin asks for an overview of GitHub for Windows and if it is similar to GitHub for Mac.
Jon asks what they did to make the install process so smooth.
K. Scott asks what technologies were used to build it.
Scott asks about the features that GitHub has that are missing from GitHub for Windows.
The guys discuss the decision to use WPF, which leads into a discussion about developer and designer interaction.
The guys talk about Metro UI.
Jon asks about the install and update process.
Kevin asks Phil about his transition from web development to desktop development.
Jon asks about the different OSS libraries and frameworks used to build it.
Kevin asks about unit and integration testing.
Kevin asks if they dogfooded GitHub for Windows.
The guys talk about line endings.
Kevin asks about Linus Torvalds’ recent comments about GitHub.
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