GitMinutes #34: Tim Caswell on js-git

In this episode we talk to Tim Caswell. He is the creator of js-git, alongside a lot of other really interesting projects. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element. Use the link below to download the mp3 manually. Link to mp3 Listen to the episode on YouTubeLinks:Tim on Google+, GitHub, TwitterTim's homepagehowtonode.orgjs-gitTedit - Git based development environmentTedit as webapp, Chrome appThe latest Tedit demowheaty - JS-Git based application hosting platformrye - A Git based publishing platform implemented in luaLuvit Asynchronous I/O for Lua, IRC channel is #Luvit on FreenodeDiscussion on incorporating js-git in nodeOS/npmgit-html5 powers Tailor, an alternative to TeditGoogle's dev kit chrome appNW.js formerly known as node-webkitScott Hanselman interviewed Paul Betts about Atom ShellMore background material about Tim:In-depth interview with Tim (October 2013)Tim guesting on JSJabber #101 (March 2014)Tim guesting on the ChangeLog #124 (July 2014)Episode outline:00:00:00 Intro 00:02:09 Bio, welcome 00:02:26 Tell us about your background 00:03:39 How come you drifted from Node to Lua recently? 00:05:46 What is the use-case for Lua? 00:07:15 What does Luvit add to Lua? 00:08:39 Jumping back to Git, what is your personal VCS experience? 00:13:03 Can you tell me more about the CORS headers issue at the Git hosting services? 00:15:21 What was the plan for js-git after that? 00:17:16 What was the goal of Tedit? 00:19:07 Where do you store the contents in the browser itself? 00:23:20 What is the current state of tedit/js-git? 00:25:55 In summary, what came out of js-git in the end? 00:26:33 What features does Tedit have? 00:27:31 Is js-git too heavy-weight to be embedded in a Git hosting tool? 00:29:04 Why aren't more companies jumping over js-git to make use of it as a Git-starter tool? 00:30:31 Then let's talk about how companies could use js-git or any of these components 00:36:53 Why can you store blobs without commits on GitHub? 00:40:26 Isn't Git in the browser sort of inevitable? 00:41:56 What do people do these days to develop on Chromebooks/browsers? 00:43:23 Other than service-workers, what would you need in order to fulfill the vision of js-git? 00:44:40 Can't you get access to the file-system in HTML5? 00:46:33 What should have been the master plan to complete js-git/tedit? 00:50:41 What would you want to happen to js-git while you're busy elsewhere? 00:52:28 Some js-git vs libgit2 talk 00:59:54 Is Google Dev Kit a replacement for Tedit? 01:01:02 Clear up different kinds of Chrome-based apps 01:04:31 What is the future of js-git? 01:06:15 Any questions I forgot to ask you? 01:06:43 Anything you would like to promote? 01:08:55 Where can people find you online? 01:09:14 What is your favorite Git Pro Tip? 01:10:17 Thank you for coming onto the show!