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Bailey Steinfadt on teaching git to non-developers

The Pragmatic Embedded Podcast · 2 Oct 2024 · 39m

What this episode covers

Bailey Steinfadt, owner of Stonepath Engineering, explains how she teaches Git and GitHub to non-software engineers at small manufacturing companies to build trust and visibility. She describes her typical clients, such as makers of in-home theaters and drainage tile, who are adding embedded systems to legacy products and often lack confidence in previous vendor relationships. Steinfadt details her training approach, which starts with GitHub Desktop to avoid command-line complexity, and emphasizes using commit history and issue trackers as communication tools to reassure stakeholders. The episode also covers complementary tools like Miro for visual project mapping and Draw.io for version-controlled diagrams, highlighting how these facilitate collaboration between technical and non-technical team members.

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early-stage companies

Topics

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Companies
Stonepath Engineering
Tools
GitHub, Miro, Draw.io, Confluence, Plant UML, Jira, SolidWorks, Altium

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