GitHub Dominates the Forges
Stephen O’Grady of Redmonk, a tech analyst firm, gave a presentation this morning entitled Survival of the Forges wherein he compared the four main software forges: Sourceforge, Google Code, GitHub,…
Stephen O’Grady of Redmonk, a tech analyst firm, gave a presentation this morning entitled Survival of the Forges wherein he compared the four main software forges: Sourceforge, Google Code, GitHub, and Microsoft’s CodePlex.
This slide put the biggest smile on my face:
Despite GitHub’s age (we turned 3 in April), our service has become the dominant platform from which developers and companies choose to host and share their code (and we have every intention of making sure it stays that way).
View the full presentation here: Survival of the Forges
Full disclosure: GitHub is a RedMonk client.
Written by
Related posts

From pair to peer programmer: Our vision for agentic workflows in GitHub Copilot
AI agents in GitHub Copilot don’t just assist developers but actively solve problems through multi-step reasoning and execution. Here’s what that means.

GitHub Availability Report: May 2025
In May, we experienced three incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.

GitHub Universe 2025: Here’s what’s in store at this year’s developer wonderland
Sharpen your skills, test out new tools, and connect with people who build like you.