Survival of the Forges

10.20.2005

June 2011

Hypothesis:Fragmentation is accelerating

Commit Spread Shows Diversity

Forge Data Supports This Claim

Takeaway:Heterogeneity is the new normBest tool for the job

Hypothesis:GitHub is a new center of gravity

YTD Commits Indicate Strong Traction

GitHub's Immediate Traction Differentiates

Scored Performance Has GitHub at #1

Forge Performance by Language Type

Breaking Down the Volume Forges

Popular Languages By Forge

Takeaway:Developers advantage GitHubGrowth primarily from Google CodeGitHub core to developer strategy

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