#28 GitHub

#28 GitHub

IndustryBusiness Services & Supplies
Founded2008
CountryUnited States
CEOChris Wanstrath
Employees650
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
As of Jul 11, 2017
With a community of over 22 million developers collaborating on more than 60 million projects, GitHub likes to think of itself as the Facebook for developers. GitHub remains the most famous repository for sharing code, from individual enthusiasts all the way up to General Electric. Even NASA made the source code that took Apollo 11 to the moon available on GitHub in late 2015.
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