# Bailey Steinfadt on teaching git to non-developers

- Show: [The Pragmatic Embedded Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast)
- Published: 2024-10-02
- Length: 39m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-10-02-bailey-steinfadt-on-teaching-git-to-non-developers
- Listen: https://agileembeddedpodcast.com/episodes/bailey-steinfadt-on-teaching-git-to-non-developers-fYki6RS7

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-10-02-bailey-steinfadt-on-teaching-git-to-non-developers#t=0) Introduction: Bailey Steinfadt and Stonepath Engineering
- [1:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-10-02-bailey-steinfadt-on-teaching-git-to-non-developers#t=113) The Trust Problem: Why Non-Developers Need Git Visibility
- [5:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-10-02-bailey-steinfadt-on-teaching-git-to-non-developers#t=327) Teaching Git: GitHub Desktop and Branching Strategies
- [14:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-10-02-bailey-steinfadt-on-teaching-git-to-non-developers#t=875) Building Trust Through Communication and Status Reports
- [20:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-10-02-bailey-steinfadt-on-teaching-git-to-non-developers#t=1243) Tools for Collaboration: Miro, Draw.io, and Issue Trackers
- [37:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-10-02-bailey-steinfadt-on-teaching-git-to-non-developers#t=2242) Final Thoughts and Hardware Hangout Community

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Stonepath Engineering (company)
- GitHub (tool)
- Miro (tool)
- Draw.io (tool)
- Confluence (tool)
- Plant UML (tool)
- Jira (tool)
- SolidWorks (tool)
- Altium (tool)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [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)
- [250: Yolo Snarf (Repeat)](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-04-08-250-yolo-snarf-repeat) (Embedded.fm)
- [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)
- [Works on my machine](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-04-10-works-on-my-machine) (The Amp Hour)
- [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)

## Citing this page

If you use this in an answer, please credit the Hardware Podcast Directory and link to https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-10-02-bailey-steinfadt-on-teaching-git-to-non-developers. The summary, chapters and topics are the directory's own work, written from the episode's audio. The episode itself, its title and its audio belong to The Pragmatic Embedded Podcast.