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<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en-us"> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <title>Tom Preston-Werner</title> <meta name="author" content="Tom Preston-Werner" /> <link href="https://feeds.feedburner.com/tom-preston-werner" rel="alternate" title="Tom Preston-Werner" type="application/atom+xml" /> <meta name="readability-verification" content="QCzSs992GxmRYRKVpPeZ6LE2tS8aYKxsSSQKV8YM" />  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/syntax.css" type="text/css" />  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/screen.css" type="text/css" media="screen, projection" /> </head> <body> <div class="site"> <div class="title"> <a href="/">Tom Preston-Werner</a> <a class="extra" href="/">home</a> </div> <div id="home"> <h1>Blog Posts</h1> <ul class="posts"> <li>30 May 2023 » <a href='/2023/05/30/redwoods-next-epoch-all-in-on-rsc'>RedwoodJS’ Next Epoch: All In on React Server Components</a></li> <li>23 May 2022 » <a href='/2022/05/23/major-version-numbers-are-not-sacred'>Major Version Numbers are Not Sacred</a></li> <li>07 Apr 2022 » <a href='/2022/04/07/the-redwood-startup-fund'>Introducing the Redwood Startup Fund</a></li> <li>04 Apr 2022 » <a href='/2022/04/04/redwood-v1-and-funding'>Announcing RedwoodJS 1.0 and $1M Funding</a></li> <li>15 Jun 2020 » <a href='/2020/06/15/committing-250k-to-racial-justice-efforts'>Committing $250k this Year to Racial Justice Efforts</a></li> <li>23 Mar 2020 » <a href='/2020/03/23/giving-1-million-toward-sf-covid-19-response'>We Are Giving $1M Toward San Francisco COVID-19 Response</a></li> <li>04 Mar 2020 » <a href='/2020/03/04/joining-the-netlify-board'>Joining the Netlify Board to Help Shape the Future of the JAMstack</a></li> <li>10 Nov 2016 » <a href='/2016/11/10/snyk'>Snyk - Automatically Scan and Fix Ruby and Nodejs Vulnerabilities</a></li> <li>19 Jun 2015 » <a href='/2015/06/19/replicated'>Replicated - An Easier Path from SaaS to Enterprise</a></li> <li>21 Apr 2014 » <a href='/2014/04/21/farewell-github-hello-immersive-computing'>Farewell GitHub, Hello Immersive Computing</a></li> <li>22 Nov 2011 » <a href='/2011/11/22/open-source-everything'>Open Source (Almost) Everything</a></li> <li>03 May 2011 » <a href='/2011/05/03/rejected-bio-from-the-setup'>Rejected Bio from The Setup</a></li> <li>29 Mar 2011 » <a href='/2011/03/29/ten-lessons-from-githubs-first-year'>Ten Lessons from GitHub's First Year</a></li> <li>11 Dec 2010 » <a href='/2010/12/11/designer-architect-developer'>Designer, Architect, Developer</a></li> <li>18 Oct 2010 » <a href='/2010/10/18/optimize-for-happiness'>Optimize for Happiness</a></li> <li>23 Aug 2010 » <a href='/2010/08/23/readme-driven-development'>Readme Driven Development</a></li> <li>11 May 2010 » <a href='/2010/05/11/tomdoc-reasonable-ruby-documentation'>TomDoc - Reasonable Ruby Documentation</a></li> <li>19 May 2009 » <a href='/2009/05/19/the-git-parable'>The Git Parable</a></li> <li>17 Nov 2008 » <a href='/2008/11/17/blogging-like-a-hacker'>Blogging Like a Hacker</a></li> <li>03 Nov 2008 » <a href='/2008/11/03/how-to-meet-your-next-cofounder'>How to Meet Your Next Cofounder</a></li> <li>27 Oct 2008 » <a href='/2008/10/27/looking-back-on-selling-gravatar-to-automattic'>Looking back on Selling Gravatar to Automattic</a></li> <li>18 Oct 2008 » <a href='/2008/10/18/how-i-turned-down-300k'>How I Turned Down $300,000 from Microsoft to go Full-Time on GitHub</a></li> </ul> <h1>Highlighted Media</h1> <ul class="posts"> <li>02 Sep 2013 » <a href="https://www.wired.com/2013/09/github-for-anything/">Article: WIRED - GitHub Is Going Mainstream</a></li> <li>09 Nov 2011 » <a href="http://vimeo.com/39016099">Video: RubyConf Argentina - Optimizing For Happiness</a></li> <li>01 Oct 2011 » <a href="http://confreaks.com/videos/712-rubyconf2011-github-flavored-ruby">Video: RubyConf - GitHub Flavored Ruby</a></li> <li>23 Nov 2010 » <a href="http://vimeo.com/17118008">Video: Erlang Factory - Mastering Git Basics</a></li> </ul> <h1>Other Interviews, Talks, Etc</h1> <ul class="posts"> <li>12 Sep 2013 » <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2vJNNAQZlg">Video: Fox Business News interview</a></li> <li>02 Sep 2013 » <a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/09/github-for-anything/all/">Article: WIRED - GitHub Is Going Mainstream</a></li> <li>25 Jul 2013 » <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DoB0SCUtOk&list=SP055Epbe6d5aclKNAa8msO1VvDOJ8sYlS&index=23">Video: O'Reilly Media - OSCON 2013 Interview</a></li> <li>28 Dec 2012 » <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/28/github-has-big-dreams-for-open-source-software-and-more/">Article: NYTimes - Dreams of ‘Open’ Everything</a></li> <li>20 Oct 2012 » <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9jjDpWzsUI">Video: Startup School 2012 - People, Product, Philosophy</a></li> <li>27 Sep 2012 » <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln-B_fs9QMY&feature=youtu.be">Video (Panel): Orrick - How to Build a Great Startup Culture</a></li> <li>18 Jun 2012 » <a href="http://gigaom.com/cloud/10-innovators-changing-the-game-for-internet-infrastructure/7/">Article: GigaOm - 10 Innovators Changing the Game for Internet Infrastructure</a></li> <li>02 Dec 2011 » <a href="http://vimeo.com/35640883">Video: Northern Lights Conference - Leveling Up</a></li> <li>12 Nov 2011 » <a href="http://speakerdeck.com/u/mojombo/p/github-flavored-ruby">Slides: RubyConf Uruguay - GitHub Flavored Ruby</a></li> <li>09 Nov 2011 » <a href="http://speakerdeck.com/u/mojombo/p/optimizing-for-happiness">Slides: RubyConf Argentina - Optimizing For Happiness</a></li> <li>14 Apr 2011 » <a href="http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/agile-testing/optimizing-for-happiness">Video: ACCU Conference - Optimizing For Happiness</a></li> <li>09 Apr 2011 » <a href="http://blogs.sitepoint.com/podcast-107-social-coding-with-githubs-tom-preston-werner/">SitePoint Podcast: Social Coding with GitHub’s Tom Preston-Werner</a></li> <li>10 Feb 2011 » <a href="http://sea.ucar.edu/event/unlocking-secrets-git">Video: NCAR SEA: Unlocking the Secrets of Git</a></li> <li>12 Jan 2011 » <a href="http://www.maestrosdelweb.com/editorial/tom-preston-werner-fundador-de-github/">Maestros del Web: Tom Preston-Werner fundador de GitHub</a></li> <li>11 Nov 2010 » <a href="http://confreaks.net/videos/432-rubyconf2010-the-road-from-ruby-hacker-to-entrepreneur">Video: RubyConf 2010 - The Road from Ruby Hacker to Entrepreneur</a></li> <li>16 Oct 2010 » <a href="http://lambdaphant.com/blog/interview-with-tom-preston-werner-from-github">Lambdaphant interview with Tom Preston-Werner</a></li> <li>16 Oct 2010 » <a href="http://www.justin.tv/c3oorg/b/272031754">Video: Startup School - Optimize for Happiness</a></li> <li>16 Sep 2010 » <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi2V1x1AkD8">Video: @mail.ru Office Presentation</a></li> <li>14 Sep 2010 » <a href="http://video.mail.ru/corp/video/conference2010/12.html">Video: @mail.ru Tech Forum in Moscow</a></li> <li>11 Sep 2010 » <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/seldaek/4986315165/">Photo: FunConf Speech in Ireland</a></li> <li>07 Sep 2010 » <a href="http://www.mindmeister.com/fr/maps/show_public/60955251?title=tom-preston-schnitzelconf">SchnitzelConf: Virality and Community</a></li> <li>27 Aug 2010 » <a href="http://confreaks.net/videos/297-lsrc2010-keynote-address">Video: Lone Star Ruby Conf Keynote</a></li> <li>16 Aug 2010 » <a href="http://www.infoq.com/interviews/erlang-and-github">InfoQ: Erlang Factory Interview - Tom Preston-Werner and Kenneth Lundin</a></li> <li>03 Aug 2010 » <a href="http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2486-bootstrapped-profitable-proud-github">37signals: Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: GitHub</a></li> <li>17 Jun 2010 » <a href="http://webpulp.tv/post/708686185/github-tom-preston-werner">WebPulp.tv: Interview with GitHub CTO Tom Preston-Werner</a></li> <li>27 Apr 2010 » <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weF-_dLYrzw">The Next Web 2010: Interview about Gravatar and Online Reputation</a></li> <li>27 Apr 2010 » <a href="http://ontwik.com/github/tom-werner-co-founder-of-github/">TNW 2010: What I Learned From Bootstrapping a Side Project Into GitHub</a></li> <li>19 Nov 2009 » <a href="http://rubyconf2009.confreaks.com/19-nov-2009-10-25-bert-and-ernie-scaling-your-ruby-site-with-erlang-tom-preston-werner.html">RubyConf 2009 Talk: BERT and Ernie: Scaling your Ruby site with Erlang</a></li> <li>21 Aug 2009 » <a href="http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7486/1.html">Linux Magazine: The GitHub Hall of Fame - Jekyll Review</a></li> <li>27 Jul 2009 » <a href="http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/theater/video.php?v=prestonwerner-github">Yahoo Developer Talk: Git, GitHub, and Social Coding</a></li> <li>22 Jul 2009 » <a href="http://www.viddler.com/explore/GreggPollack/videos/25/44">Envy Labs: 5 Days of OSCON Interview</a></li> <li>30 Apr 2009 » <a href="http://www.erlang-factory.com/conference/SFBayAreaErlangFactory2009/speakers/TomPrestonWerner">Erlang Factory 09: Mixing Erlang and Ruby with Erlectricity</a></li> <li>23 Apr 2009 » <a href="http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/04/0421_best_young_entrepreneurs/17.htm">BusinessWeek: Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs of 2009</a></li> <li>17 Jan 2009 » <a href="http://www.infoq.com/presentations/preston-werner-conceptual-algorithms">RubyFringe 2008: Conceptual Algorithms</a></li> <li>09 Oct 2008 » <a href="http://www.infoq.com/interviews/preston-werner-powerset-github-ruby">InfoQ: Tom Preston-Werner on Powerset, GitHub, Ruby and Erlang</a></li> <li>11 Jul 2008 » <a href="http://www.rubyology.com/podcasts/show/67">Rubyology 65: Powerset Stars 2 of 2</a></li> <li>05 Jul 2008 » <a href="http://www.rubyology.com/podcasts/show/66">Rubyology 65: Powerset Stars 1 of 2</a></li> <li>13 Jun 2008 » <a href="http://web20show.com/episodes/web20show-ep45-github">Web 2.0 Show: GitHub (Tom Preston-Werner & Chris Wanstrath)</a></li> <li>02 Jun 2008 » <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/1104583">Gregg Pollack: Dave Fayram and Tom Preston-Werner at RailsConf</a></li> <li>29 May 2008 » <a href="http://en.oreilly.com/rails2008/public/schedule/speaker/2520">RailsConf 08: Two talks</a></li> <li>18 Oct 2007 » <a href="http://blog.gravatar.com/2007/10/18/automattic-gravatar/">Gravatar Blog: Automattic Acquires Gravatar</a></li> <li>16 Aug 2007 » <a href="http://www.blognewcomb.com/blog/2007/08/powerset_interview_with_tom_pr.html">Steve Newcomb Blog: Interview with Tom Preston-Werner</a></li> <li>26 Dec 2006 » <a href="http://wp-community.org/2006/12/26/episode-15-interviews-with-tom-werner-gravatar-and-jaimie-sirovich-seo-egghead/">WordPress Podcast: Interview with Tom Werner</a></li> <li>02 Apr 2005 » <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20061214040137/http://joshuaink2006.johnoxton.co.uk/blog/240/seven-and-a-half-questions-for-tom-werner">JoshuaInk: Seven and a half questions for Tom Werner</a></li> </ul> <h1>Noteworthy Open Source Projects and Specifications</h1> <ul class="posts"> <li><a href="https://jekyllrb.com">Jekyll:</a> A simple, blog aware, static site generator (used for this site).</li> <li><a href="https://semver.org">Semantic Versioning:</a> A meaningful method for incrementing version numbers.</li> <li><a href="https://github.com/toml-lang/toml">TOML:</a> Tom's Obvious, Minimal Language.</li> <li><a href="https://github.com/mojombo/god/">God:</a> Ruby process monitoring framework with easy extensibility.</li> <li><a href="https://github.com/mojombo/chronic/">Chronic:</a> Ruby natural language date/time parser.</li> <li><a href="http://tomdoc.org">TomDoc:</a> Code documentation for humans.</li> <li><a href="https://github.com/mojombo/proxymachine/">ProxyMachine:</a> Layer 7 routing proxy in Ruby with Event Machine.</li> <li><a href="https://github.com/gollum/gollum/">Gollum:</a> A simple, Git-powered wiki with a sweet API and local frontend.</li> <li><a href="https://github.com/mojombo/grit/">Grit:</a> Object oriented Ruby bindings for Git (used by GitHub).</li> <li><a href="https://github.com/mojombo/ernie/">Ernie:</a> Ruby/Erlang Hybrid BERT-RPC server.</li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer"> <div class="contact"> Tom Preston-Werner Cofounder of <a href="https://github.com/">GitHub</a>, <a href="https://chatterbug.com/">Chatterbug</a> tom@mojombo.com </div> <div class="contact"> <a href="https://github.com/mojombo/">github.com/mojombo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/mojombo/">twitter.com/mojombo</a> </div> <div class="rss"> <a href="https://feeds.feedburner.com/tom-preston-werner"> <img src="/images/rss.png" alt="Subscribe to RSS Feed" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>

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