Although GitHub, Inc. and IBM have worked together before on providing a social aspect to IBM’s developerWorks Premium just last year, the two companies are back with a new project that allows internal developers to further leverage IBM’s enterprise software.

Joining John Furrier and Dave Vellante, cohosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during IBM InterConnect 2016 were Sandy Carter, GM, IBM entrepreneurs and developer ecosystems, social business evangelism at IBM stated, and GitHub, Inc. product marketing managers Matt Schaar and Michael King (@MobileDataMike). For those unfamiliar with GitHub, it is a social network program for developers. Essentially, the collaboration consists of a virtual handshake between the companies’ programs. Developers can use the social aspect to further discuss the work they are doing in Enterprise or developerWorks Premium.

Independently from IBM, GitHub started using enterprise software in 2012. “IBM is one of our biggest customers,” stated King, as Carter echoed how thrilled IBM is “with GitHub.” Carter continued, saying, “Everyone loves developers,” especially IBM and GitHub.

The world is flat with GitHub

King remarked that a GitHub handle has become a “resume.” The open-source nature of the network not only enables that transformation but also makes onboarding interns easier for companies. Furrier commented that the “world is flat with GitHub.”

King emphasized that some of the ways IBM is using GitHub is to foster “collaboration, teaching and learning in a secure environment.” The marketing exec went on to describe how even though GitHub is open source, that doesn’t translate to lax security. King and Schaar discussed how mentoring is easier with GitHub in general. King commented that on GitHub it is easy to “learn, build, collaborate and comment,” as well as working on production or teaching all of which open source helps.

Nevertheless, teaching the new techniques are where many communities fall short of their potential. King is excited about making mentoring and sharing “more rapid.” Schaar explained the customer base for GitHub is a dichotomy of those who have used GitHub and those who have not.

King and Schaar discussed how mentoring is easier with GitHub in general. King commented that on GitHub it is easy to “learn, build, collaborate, and comment,” as well as working on production or teaching all of which open source helps. Nevertheless, teaching the new techniques are where many communities fall short of their potential. King is excited about making mentoring and sharing “more rapid.”

Schaar explained the customer base for GitHub is a dichotomy of those who has used GitHub and those who have not. Schaar explained that nothing is “gospel or canonized” and everything is up for discussion on GitHub. Thanks to the synchronicity of the platform, which enables the process to be streamlined, many developers are able to increase the percentage of their day spent coding from 25 to 80 percent.

Surely these developments will continue as this collaboration gets tighter and more interwoven.

Watch the full interview below, and be sure to check out more of SiliconANGLE and theCUBE’s coverage of IBM InterConnect 2016. And join in on the conversation by CrowdChatting with theCUBE hosts.

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