# Git for Hardware Engineers with Valentina Ratner and Kyle Dumont

- Show: [The Pragmatic Embedded Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast)
- Published: 2023-06-06
- Length: 50m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2023-06-06-git-for-hardware-engineers-with-valentina-ratner-and-kyle-dumont
- Listen: https://agileembeddedpodcast.com/episodes/git-for-hardware-engineers-valentina-ratner-kyle-dumont-jZkaz7Bl

## Summary

Valentina Ratner (CEO) and Kyle Dumont (CTO) of Allspice explain how they adapted Git version control for hardware engineers, addressing the challenges of binary and graphical file formats. They discuss Allspice's platform-agnostic approach supporting Altium, KiCad, and OrCAD, and their strategy for migrating hardware teams from legacy systems like SVN to Git-based workflows. The conversation covers specific pain points such as supply chain volatility, the need for visual diffs, and the importance of traceability in design decisions.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2023-06-06-git-for-hardware-engineers-with-valentina-ratner-and-kyle-dumont#t=0) Introduction and Guest Backgrounds
- [7:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2023-06-06-git-for-hardware-engineers-with-valentina-ratner-and-kyle-dumont#t=447) Challenges of Hardware Version Control
- [9:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2023-06-06-git-for-hardware-engineers-with-valentina-ratner-and-kyle-dumont#t=577) Visual Diffs and Design Reviews
- [31:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2023-06-06-git-for-hardware-engineers-with-valentina-ratner-and-kyle-dumont#t=1884) Git Best Practices and Anti-Patterns
- [37:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2023-06-06-git-for-hardware-engineers-with-valentina-ratner-and-kyle-dumont#t=2242) Cloud Adoption and ITAR Compliance
- [42:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2023-06-06-git-for-hardware-engineers-with-valentina-ratner-and-kyle-dumont#t=2573) Workflow Impact and Supply Chain Agility

## Topics

- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Allspice (company)
- Altium (tool)
- KiCad (tool)
- OrCAD (tool)
- GitHub (company)
- Silicon Expert (tool)
- SupplyFrame (tool)
- Co-Factor (tool)
- AWS GovCloud (tool)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Hardware Revision Control with Kyle Dumont](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-08-17-hardware-revision-control-with-kyle-dumont) (The Amp Hour)
- [T-25-007 : Valentina Ratner - Mechanical Engineer to SaaS for Hardware CEO](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/tradeoffs/2025-03-21-t-25-007-valentina-ratner-mechanical-engineer-to-saas-for-hardware-ceo) (TRADEOFFS)
- [VC-Backed Hardware Design Collaboration is the (All) Spice of Life](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2023-05-30-vc-backed-hardware-design-collaboration-is-the-all-spice-of-life) (Moore's Lobby)
- [Prepping For Hoverboards - Gallionic GitHub Gabble](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-12-31-prepping-for-hoverboards-gallionic-github-gabble) (The Amp Hour)
- [Living Through Chipageddon](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-02-16-living-through-chipageddon) (The Amp Hour)

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