Martin Woodward
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Martin Woodward
@martinwoodward
VP of DevRel for @GitHub. Previously Executive Director @dotnetfdn and original creator of the @Microsoft org on @GitHub (he/him)
- I have a ‘passive aggressive clock’ in the background in my office so that when I’m zoom calls, US based people can see what time it is for me. Made the mistake of having it in 24hr mode so none of the Americans can actually read it unless they are ex military.
- Replying to @aidenybaiDone some fixes around this recently, do you want to re-check to see if you see improvements? Current code is working around some back-end scalability constraints which is why it's implemented as it is, but team found some optimisations that could make regardless. Thanks for the
- Open source peoples are the nicest peoples.
- Apparently the CDC recommends that fully vaccinated people can stop using semicolons in JavaScript.
- Replying to @martinwoodwardHappy to say that I'm now Vice President of Developer Relations at GitHub.
GIF - Tell me how old you are without telling me, JavaScript edition. I'll start;
- Want to build your very own @github infused, wifi enabled smart light powered by WLED and compatible with @home_assistant? Full instructions here including STL files: github.com/martinwoodward…
00:00 - Reminder: When you send a message in an issue or PR to an open source project, you are usually talking to someone who is giving up free time with their families and loved ones to help you. You are always talking to another dev, just like you. Be kind 😊
- Huge news. Apple silicon is now available, for free, to all open source repositories on @github using Actions 🎉
- 8 years ago I was backstage for the only public gig of one of the weirdest boy bands ever assembled.
- Dear @YouTube. I don’t want the premium free trial. I don’t want YouTube Music. I don’t want YouTube kids. I didn’t want them yesterday or every other day I’ve had to decline them. Despite being signed in you pretend not to remember. kthanksbye
- Hey folks, quick personal update. I'm no longer Senior Director of Developer Relations at GitHub 🧵
