GitHub Non-Coding Use Cases

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3D Modeling

Examples

• https://github.com/canadaduane/house (via http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/01/this-old-house/)
• https://github.com/carlosgs/Cyclone-PCB-Factory
• https://github.com/glennswest/kosselg1
• https://github.com/underverk/3D_Printer
• https://github.com/skalnik/secret-bear-clip
• https://github.com/skalnik/peg-board-spindle
• https://github.com/reprap/huxley
• https://github.com/gklyne/things/
• https://github.com/eweinhoffer/Bike-Accessories
• https://github.com/search?q=3d+stl&type=Repositories

CS Education

Examples

• https://github.com/afeld/advanced_js#readme
  • Not anything revolutionary, but hoping it is a solid example of having all resources out in the open, well-organized and in one place.
• http://drtechniko.com/2012/04/09/how-to-train-your-robot/
  • Not related to GitHub directly, but a great example of thinking outside the box for how to teach programming/logic.
• http://training.github.com/resources/
• http://rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide/
• http://peak5390.wordpress.com/2013/09/22/how-ipython-notebook-and-github-have-changed-the-way-i-teach-python/
• Stuyvesant HS / Mike Zamansky
  • https://github.com/stuycs-softdev
  • https://github.com/stuycs-apcs-z
• https://github.com/dypsilon/frontend-dev-bookmarks
  • The URL summarizes the truth: a repo filled with bookmarks to frontend dev resources.

Culture

Examples

• https://github.com/CMAA/nova-organi-harmonia (via http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/05/gregorian_github/)

Music

• http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/02/version-control-and-sharing-for-patching-keep-those-max-pd-patches-in-order-with-git/#more-5115
  • Article describing use of VCS (Git especially) in a music workflow
  • Points to these articles about using GitHub:
    • http://basementhum.blogspot.com/2009/02/version-control-and-maxmsp-part-1.html
    • http://basementhum.blogspot.com/2009/02/version-control-and-maxmsp-part-2.html
    • http://basementhum.blogspot.com/2009/02/version-control-and-maxmsp-part-3.html

Government

Examples

• https://github.com/unitedstates
• https://github.com/divegeek/uscode
• http://bundestag.github.io/gesetze/ (via http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/08/bundestag/)
• https://github.com/sjschultze/openpacer (via https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/sjs/my-bill-to-openpacer-in-memory-of-aaronsw-open-for-comment-and-available-on-github/)
• https://github.com/opengovplatform/
• https://github.com/opengovfoundation
• http://gsa.github.io/federal-open-source-repos/
• https://github.com/jcsalomon/constitution
• https://github.com/CityOfPhiladelphia/flu-shot-spec
• San Francisco
  • https://github.com/SFMOCI/San-Francisco-Open-Data-Policy
  • http://sfmoci.github.io/openlaw/
• https://github.com/SupervisorMarkFarrell/San-Francisco-Open-Data-Legislation

Guides

• http://project-open-data.github.io (via http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/05/opendata/)
  • http://ben.balter.com/collaborative-policymaking/#/the-discussion
  • project-open-data/project-open-data.github.io#21
• http://gov.githubapp.com/stories/sunlight
• http://www.informationdiet.com/blog/read/the-law-everyone-should-hate

Legal

Examples

• https://github.com/seriesseed/equity
• https://github.com/twitter/innovators-patent-agreement
• https://github.com/origamilabs/everyme-legal

Guides

• http://blog.ted.com/2012/09/25/further-reading-in-github/
  • Lots of good links here.

Lifestyle

Examples

• https://github.com/norinori2222/boyfriend_require/blob/master/README-en.md
  • http://betabeat.com/2012/10/woman-posts-boyfriend-request-on-github-looking-for-someone-who-maintains-their-own-server/
• https://github.com/rayber/wedding (via http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/09/github-for-anything/)
• https://github.com/sinker/tacofancy
  • http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/who-needs-wikis-when-you-have-github/281121/
• https://github.com/cheeaun/life
• https://github.com/rosannaf/knitting-patterns
• https://github.com/ali/hacking-across-america
• https://github.com/frabcus/house (via http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/01/this-old-house/)

Open Data

TODO

Personal Data

Examples

• http://x.naveen.com/post/51808692792/a-personal-api
• https://github.com/msporny/dna (via http://manu.sporny.org/2011/public-domain-genome/)

Writing

Examples

• https://github.com/HoTT/book
• https://github.com/manuelkiessling/NodeBeginnerBook
• http://jj.github.io/hoborg/
• https://github.com/WiredEnterprise/Lord-of-the-Files (via http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/02/github-revisited/)
• https://github.com/schacon/git-scribe
• https://github.com/SamyPesse/How-to-Make-a-Computer-Operating-System

Guides

• http://math.andrej.com/2013/06/20/the-hott-book/
• http://technikhil.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/open-source-writing-using-git/
• http://teach.github.com/articles/book-authoring-using-git-and-github/
• stuff from JJ Merelo
  • https://medium.com/what-i-learned-building/d0e8b27de71d
  • https://medium.com/what-i-learned-today/59a5be34bf98
• http://technikhil.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/open-source-writing-using-git/
• http://www.developer.com/open/10-ways-git-version-control-can-streamline-your-writing-projects.html