GitHub in Cape Town, South Africa
Almost four years and hundreds of drinkups and conferences later, GitHub was sorely missing in action from one entire continent: Africa. So, let’s fix that. (Photo credit: capetowndailyphoto.com) I’m here…
Almost four years and hundreds of drinkups and conferences later, GitHub was sorely missing in action from one entire continent: Africa.
So, let’s fix that.
(Photo credit: capetowndailyphoto.com)
I’m here in Cape Town, South Africa with @atmos for my talk at Scaleconf later this week. Today, Wednesday, January 25, we’ll be hanging at Wakame for pre-conference drinks from 7pm to 11pm. You don’t need to be a Scaleconf attendee to join us for drinks! Here’s a map to Wakame.
Drop in and steal an octocat sticker from us- we’d love to meet you!
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