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Reimagining GitHub: A Developer's Dream of Building a Better Code Forge

Mathew Duggan

1mo ago· 8 min readenOpinion

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The author reflects on a recurring daydream about building a new, better version of GitHub (or a "forge" for code hosting) if they had unlimited tech-titan wealth. The article explores the frustrations with existing platforms like GitHub and GitLab, and imagines what an ideal code collaboration platform would look like — one focused on developer experience, community, and open standards rather than corporate profit motives. It's a personal, opinion-driven piece about software infrastructure and developer culture.

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My friend and I have a game where we talk about what we'd do if we were rich. Not rich like 'paid off the mortgage' rich. Rich like a man who owns a submarine he's never been inside.

One of mine, for a long time, has been the dream of making a new forge.

Tech-titan rich — the kind of money that buys you a compound in Wyoming and the confidence to wear the same gray t-shirt to congressional testimony.

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My friend and I have a game where we talk about what we'd do if we were rich. Not rich like 'paid off the mortgage' rich. Rich like a man who owns a submarine he's never been inside. Rich like a man whose third wife has a skincare line. Tech-titan rich —

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