Chris Wanstrath
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Chris Wanstrath is an American software developer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and former CEO of the code-hosting platform GitHub.
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| instanceOf |
entrepreneur
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human → software developer → |
| basedIn |
San Francisco Bay Area
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| coFounded |
GitHub
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Logical Awesome LLC → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| employer |
GitHub
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| fieldOfWork |
open-source software
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software engineering → web development → |
| hasRole |
software architect
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startup founder → technology executive → |
| industry |
software
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technology → |
| knownFor |
GitHub
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| name |
Chris Wanstrath
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| notableAchievement |
helped popularize Git-based code hosting
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| notableEvent |
oversaw growth of GitHub into a major code-hosting platform
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served as CEO of GitHub prior to its acquisition by Microsoft → |
| notableWork |
GitHub code-hosting platform
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| occupation |
entrepreneur
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software developer → |
| positionHeld |
CEO of GitHub
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co-founder of GitHub → |
| programmingLanguageUsed |
JavaScript
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Ruby → |
| socialMediaPlatform |
Twitter
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