From: Jeff Lunt <jefflunt@...>
Date: 2012-04-25T08:49:59+09:00
Subject: Re: Join this code reading study group - already 20+ members

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Github just seems like a weird place to do it, since it is not built for
discussion. It's not a bulletin board.
On Apr 24, 2012 5:25 AM, "Adam Akhtar" <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:

> Ryan Davis wrote in post #1058025:
> > On Apr 23, 2012, at 08:21 , Adam Akhtar wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> https://tinyletter.com/codereading
> >
> > Nice. Curious why you're forking projects tho if this is a code reading
> > group.
>
> hi ryan,
>
> thanks and good question. Forking the project gives us our own project
> on github for the sole purpose of asking and answering questions. Github
> allows you to post comments inline with the code with their online
> project viewer. We'd also get a nice shiny new issue tracker which could
> be used for conversations. If we didnt fork it then all our comments
> would show up in the orignal project, getting in the way of its
> development.
>
> If you have any other ideas let me know. Ill be opening up google groups
> as a central place to communicate tomorrow - gather peoples ideas etc.
> Hope to see you there!.
>
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
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<p>Github just seems like a weird place to do it, since it is not built for=
 discussion. It&#39;s not a bulletin board. </p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Apr 24, 2012 5:25 AM, &quot;Adam Akhtar&quot;=
 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:lists@ruby-forum.com">lists@ruby-forum.com</a>&gt; w=
rote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma=
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Ryan Davis wrote in post #1058025:<br>
&gt; On Apr 23, 2012, at 08:21 , Adam Akhtar wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; <a href=3D"https://tinyletter.com/codereading" target=3D"_blank">h=
ttps://tinyletter.com/codereading</a><br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Nice. Curious why you&#39;re forking projects tho if this is a code re=
ading<br>
&gt; group.<br>
<br>
hi ryan,<br>
<br>
thanks and good question. Forking the project gives us our own project<br>
on github for the sole purpose of asking and answering questions. Github<br=
>
allows you to post comments inline with the code with their online<br>
project viewer. We&#39;d also get a nice shiny new issue tracker which coul=
d<br>
be used for conversations. If we didnt fork it then all our comments<br>
would show up in the orignal project, getting in the way of its<br>
development.<br>
<br>
If you have any other ideas let me know. Ill be opening up google groups<br=
>
as a central place to communicate tomorrow - gather peoples ideas etc.<br>
Hope to see you there!.<br>
<br>
--<br>
Posted via <a href=3D"http://www.ruby-forum.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://=
www.ruby-forum.com/</a>.<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div>

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