Video and slides synchronized, mp3 and slide download available at URL http://bit.ly/YBdB4h. Matthew McCullough examines the last four years of communication culture at GitHub, starting their internal mobile and web apps, use of pull requests, and emoji. Filmed at qconnewyork.com. Matthew McCullough works for GitHub, Inc. and trains audiences around the world on the most effective use of the Git version control system and GitHub collaboration platform. He writes books and records videos for O'Reilly and Manning on the topics of delivering technical presentations, the use of modern build and continuous integration tools, and version control industry best practices.

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10. What is it like working at a
company that is 70% remote on
an average weekday?

11. working remote

12. working remote

13. What infrastructure would I rank
as the most important in GitHub's
remote-worker culture?

14. What apps have GitHubbers built
that you might consider building for
your own company?

15. remote tools

16. Team app for iOS
Android
Web

23. talks & video

24. /hangout me

26. /bluejeans me

28. mini-summits

30. beer:30

32. music

33. /airfoil me

35. What has GitHub done that has
worked to foster open
communication and quick turnaround
on issues and code review?

36. What have the CIO, CTO, and
other C-suite executives done to
get a first-hand feel for what
remote work at GitHub is like?

37. What has the evolution of our office space
been (v1.0 through 3.1), with respect to
collaboration and communication amongst
engineers and G&A staff?

38. four years of changes

39. 32 colleagues
2 teams

40. 50 colleagues
2 teams

41. 75 colleagues
3 teams

42. 110 colleagues
4 teams

43. 150 colleagues
5 teams

44. 200 colleagues
10 teams

45. 220 colleagues
12 teams

46. 240 colleagues
15 teams

47. 13 leaders

48. 13 managers?

52. Boulder HQ 1.0

53. Boulder HQ 2.0

55. ❶ Teams, not committees

56. ❷ Best argument wins

57. ❸ First principles

58. ❹ Open by default

59. ❺ Automate everything

60. ❻ People first

67. Is it sustainable?

68. so far... yes

69. GitHub communication
culture and tools
for the audience at QCon NYC
matthewmccullough matthewmccull

70. Watch the video with slide synchronization on
InfoQ.com!
http://www.infoq.com/presentations/github-communication-
culture-tools