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Remote by default: How GitHub makes remote work a first class experience.

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  1. How people build software ! " Remote by default How

    GitHub makes remote work a first class experience

  2. How people build software ! Jakob Class Application Engineer
 


    ! github.com/mikrobi 2 $

  3. How people build software ! "

  4. How people build software ! ! GitHubbers around the world

    4

  5. How people build software ! ! Why is remote work

    great for employees? 5 % Flexibility Work when and from wherever you want & Autonomy Work however you want

  6. How people build software ! ! Why is remote work

    great for companies? 6 ' Global presence Hire the best people form all over the world ( Diversity Aggregate a broad set of skills and knowledge Innovation Great products

  7. How people build software ! ! How to enable remote

    work 7 ) Over communicate * Write things down + Record meetings % Span work cycles over 24 hours Asynchronous communication

  8. How people build software ! ! How to communicate asynchronously

    8 ! ! Team App

  9. How people build software ! ! Source code and project

    management: ! 9 , Repositories to manage code and documents - Issues to discuss ideas . Pull requests to discuss changes New: Boards to manage projects

  10. How people build software ! ! Chat: Slack 10 •

    Formal channels for projects, teams and departments #rails-upgrade, #databases, #finance… • Informal channels #german, #bicycles, #cars…

  11. How people build software ! ! ChatOps: Hubot 11 Bring

    the tools into the conversations

  12. How people build software ! ! Internal blog: 12 !

    Team App

  13. How people build software ! ! Internal video platform: 13

  14. How people build software ! ! Internal wiki: 14

  15. How people build software ! ! How to overcome isolation?

    15 WHO ARE THE PEOPLE BEHIND THESE AVATARS?

  16. How people build software ! ! Onboarding 16 Up to

    2 weeks at HQ to get started

  17. How people build software ! ! Summit 17 Annual all

    hands meet up for all GitHubbers

  18. How people build software ! ! Mini summits and hack

    houses 18 Get together to work on a project or define team roadmaps

  19. How people build software ! ! HQ visit 19 Quarterly

    visits at HQ to stay connected

  20. How people build software ! ! Remote work is awesome

    20 • Needs to be a first class experience • Asynchronous communication • Self-management • Face time

  21. How people build software ! " DISCUSSION