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Great concept and nice implementation! Feels a bit like Justin.tv meets Github. Very cool.

years ago, I'd proposed (to the 5 people who used to listen to me!) that we put together a protocol to be able to tie audio files (for comments) to specific commits in a subversion system (2006 maybe?).

perhaps if GitHub gave us a way to do media attachments with particular commits, we could let people embed instructional/teaching moments in their code bases...

not suggesting GitHub is the only player out there, but may be big enough to give this a try as a side project for some of the internal folks.

This idea is mind blowing!!! We can make Github more fun, like giving users options to attach audio, or video along with the commit. World nowadays is no longer text-based, it needs more context!

yeah, exactly. a nice thought. it becomes an extension of stack overflow experience a bit too. plus contextual relevance is very high, as mentioned below. use ML to connect topics of code and then create powerful network of contextual coding literacy through engaging media clips. a wild ride, also of intrigue.

haha thanks! It's the first time I heard someone described in this way (justin.tv + github).

The platform is still very young, 4 months old. I am trying to bring more features into it. Audio update is the next thing.

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