2016-Spotlight-Transcripts / GitHub Product & GraphQL_summary.txt
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• Coby Chapple's background and where he lives
• Product design role at GitHub: focus on workflows and interactions rather than visual design
• Biggest single change made to the product: enabling web-based edits to files
• Importance of creating shortcuts and streamlining processes for users
• Enjoyment of long-term responsibility for products and seeing how they are used over time
• Blurring of lines between UI/UX: Coby focuses on what needs to happen rather than labels or silos
• Code review feature
• Batching code reviews into a single conversation or document
• Interface problems with batching code reviews
• Designing complex technical products for technical users
• Balance between approachability and technical complexity
• Importance of discoverability in product design
• Projects feature: flexible workflows, not dictating process to users
• Product expansion with the introduction of "Projects" as a new tab/page
• Relationship between Issues and Projects: flexible and not strictly tied to each other
• Decision to associate Projects with the repo layer of abstraction, but planning for future changes to allow for multiple repos or organization-level projects
• Impact on organizational hierarchy and potential for infinite nesting
• Plans for improving and expanding Projects in the future
• The concept of "sherlocking" where platform providers copy features created by third-party integrators
• Projects API integration and the need for basic functionality with flexibility and adaptability
• GraphQL API adoption, including GitHub's decision to use it and its benefits for developers and customers
• Reducing risk through dependable APIs that minimize complexity and allow for predictable development and iteration
• The benefits and challenges of implementing GraphQL for API functionality
• Caching and performance considerations with GraphQL
• GitHub Projects' design goals and target audience
• Comparison to project management tools like Trello and Pivotal Tracker
• Enterprise customers' needs and the importance of customization within organizations
• Wrap-up of episode
• Thanks to O'Reilly for working partnership at OSCON London 2016
• Upcoming OSCON event in Austin, Texas in 2017
• Discount code for registration: "changelog20"