Chris Wanstrath
Also known as defunkt
Programmer; co-founded GitHub and was its CEO until 2018.
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- Chris Wanstrath is an American programmer who co-founded GitHub in 2008.
- He ran it as CEO until Microsoft bought it in 2018.
- He created the Mustache templating language, the Resque job queue and the Atom editor.
- In 2023 he started the games publisher Null Games.
- In 2024 he and Andreas Kling launched the Ladybird Browser Initiative.
Key facts
- Born
- 13 March 19851
- Co-founded
- GitHub (2008)1
- GitHub roles
- CEO 2008 to 2012, president 2012 to 2014, CEO again 2014 to October 20181
- Created
- Mustache, Resque, pjax and the Atom text editor1
- Before GitHub
- CNET Networks, on GameSpot and the launch of Chowhound1
- Later
- Founded Null Games (February 2023); co-launched the Ladybird Browser Initiative with Andreas Kling (2024)1
- Trustee
- Computer History Museum1
Roles
Founded
Before
Leads until Oct 2018
GitHub (CEO 2008 to 2012 and 2014 to October 2018; president 2012 to 2014) source on GitHub
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