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Edward Thomson
@ethomson
Product at @TrustVanta focusing on privacy and data security. Formerly @Vercel, @GitHub, @Microsoft. Maintainer of @libgit2.
Cambridge, UK
edwardthomson.com
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    Edward Thomson
    @ethomson
    Oct 19, 2021
    Me committing code as a Product Manager
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    Edward Thomson
    @ethomson
    Apr 7, 2016
    OH: "I upgraded my windows 10 to get Ubuntu on Windows and my sound card stopped working. They really got this emulation right."
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    Edward Thomson
    @ethomson
    Dec 16, 2020
    I love this new change - the @npmjs registry now lets you know when a package contains built-in @typescript declarations.
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    Edward Thomson
    @ethomson
    Sep 1, 2018
    Me: Hmm, maybe I should explore TypeScript... 30 minutes later me: WHY ISN'T EVERYTHING TYPESCRIPT?
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    Edward Thomson
    @ethomson
    Sep 24, 2019
    alias gitt git alias gittt git alias gitttt git 👆 Using git in the age of the apple keyboard.
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    Edward Thomson
    @ethomson
    Sep 20, 2018
    Siri, what did modem noises sound like?
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    Lady Gaga
    @ladygaga
    Nov 7, 2012
    AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHRHRGRGRGRRRGURBHJB EORWPSOJWPJORGWOIRGWSGODEWPGOHEPW09GJEDPOKSD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0924QU8T63095JRGHWPE09UJ0PWHRGW
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    Edward Thomson
    @ethomson
    Nov 14, 2023
    Replying to @GergelyOrosz
    GitHub was what made git popular and dominant. Without that, we would probably still have no truly dominant version control system, because it delivered a *developer workflow* not a version control system.
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    Edward Thomson
    @ethomson
    Mar 16, 2020
    Wearing my npm t-shirt today. Very excited that npm will join GitHub. And I'm excited that I'll be moving over to @npmjs as the Product Manager once the acquisition completes. x.com/natfriedman/st…
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    Nat Friedman
    @natfriedman
    Mar 16, 2020
    Excited to announce that @npmjs will be joining GitHub, and honored to have the chance to serve the millions of JavaScript developers who rely on npm! github.blog/2020-03-16-npm…
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    Edward Thomson
    @ethomson
    Jun 4, 2018
    When I joined @GitHub, they gave me this personalized hoodie with my name on it. When I came to the Microsoft @VSTS team, I put it away out of respect. Happy to wear it again today to celebrate this momentous occasion. 🎉
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    Edward Thomson
    @ethomson
    Sep 17, 2018
    Rando: “c’mon, lets go have a drink. You’re not gay, are you?” Me: “uhhh no, but so what if I was?” Rando: “oh, are you one of those Microsoft guys?” Y’all, if what Microsoft is known for to random people in 2018 is pushing back on casual bigotry then I’m in the right place.
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    Edward Thomson
    @ethomson
    Apr 11, 2021
    New dad energy: taking my 5 day old daughter on her first walk to see the ducks in the pond down the road.
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    Edward Thomson
    @ethomson
    Feb 4, 2021
    The code that merges your pull requests was written at coffee shops, in pubs, on airplanes, and on my couch, all with just a laptop and no external monitor, keyboards, etc.
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    Edward Thomson
    @ethomson
    Jul 8, 2020
    Replying to @TheCodePixi
    Yes! GitHub is pushed to GitHub. 😀 And when it is, we distribute it across multiple servers in multiple availability zones (which we do for all repos). m.youtube.com/watch?v=DY0yNR…
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    Edward Thomson
    @ethomson
    Feb 8, 2020
    Replying to @anildash
    Had he read that critical 51st book, he'd know it was "fewer than 50 books".