Hosting code on Github

Hi,

this has been asked one or two times in the old forum and was never answered:

Wouldn't it be possible to host MonkeyLogic on Github? It would make bug reports, feature requests and contributing so much easier.

Best,
Daniel

I don't know. I was told that I should use our NIH-based IT resource, to provide service in my working time, which is the reason that we moved the forum website to here. And I don't see why GitHub is better. I don't use Git.

Jaewon Wrote:
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> And I don't see why GitHub is better.

- Other people can contribute easily by pull requests
- Bugs and feature requests can be separately tracked as issues, which can be closed or referenced
- Much better overview of changes to the code

Right now the development feels a little intransparent. People write on the forum and then you implement a feature or fix a bug and publish the new version (which so far worked well, I'm quite happy about the progress). However, it would be interesting to see what the code changes were and what bugs/features you are currently working on. On Github you have everything in one place.
You could still have control over the official code if you're the only maintainer.

Jaewon Wrote:
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> I don't use Git.

But you surely use some kind of version control software?

Maybe I can consider it if I don't do mk research anymore, but now both NIH policy and my limited time do not allow me to do so.

I second this suggestion - it would give folks more understanding of how code is evolving and also allow for folks who have tinkered w/ it on the back end (Adding adapters for example) to openly request you add these things to the base package and for code to be easily read by everyone. It will definitely lead to more people contributing.