Topic: Git

4 chapters across the catalog

Eggsistenial
Episode 1218 1:01:01 - 1:05:35

1218: Eggsistenial

No Agenda Art Generator, Sir Paul Couture and Metadata

Sir Paul Couture is working to fix and upgrade the No Agenda Art Generator, a resource containing over 15,000 submissions. The upgrades include moving the library to a CDN for better performance and creating weekly backups with scrubbed user info. The repository will be made public on Git to allow other developers to contribute to the codebase.

Golden Bozos
Episode 924

924: Golden Bozos

Mastodon Social, No Agenda Social Server Maintenance

The hosts discuss the technical challenges of maintaining the noagendasocial.com server, specifically regarding software updates and database management. They note that users frequently request fixes for broken features like GIF uploads and often lock themselves out using two-factor authentication. Mention is made of the Mastodon open-source project recently adding a trademark to its name, which the hosts interpret as a sign of impending venture capital involvement.

Neuroelasticity
Episode 561 1:51:57 - 1:55:55

561: Neuroelasticity

Healthcare.gov Costs, IT Version Control Failures

Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testified that the Healthcare.gov website cost approximately $118 million. IT insiders report that the contractors, including CGI Federal, failed to use basic version control systems like Git or Subversion. The project is described as "amateur hour," with testing consisting of simple command-line tools rather than robust quality assurance.

Twelve Fourteen
Episode 504 27:00 - 31:42

504: Twelve Fourteen

Global Coding Assembly Lines, H1B Visas and Git

There is a growing trend toward treating software development as a "tedious assembly line" similar to factory work or knitting. The widespread adoption of Git and GitHub allows for large-scale project management without developers "stepping on each other," potentially reducing the need for H1B visa workers from India. Critics argue these initiatives are designed to create a surplus of "code monkeys" for investors to exploit.