The GitHub has announced that it is making major investment plans in India, starting with hiring a General Manager to “build its office in the country.
GitHub, which is a subsidiary of Microsoft is now planning to enter Indian Market.
The company has announced that it is making major investment plans in India, starting with hiring a General Manager to “build its office in the country.
GitHub CEO Nat Friedman on 18th of April wrote on his Twitter page, “India is our 3rd largest community on Github, and we’re making major investments there — starting with a GM to build our office from the ground up.”
Mr. Friedman also wrote, “we’re looking for an entrepreneurial, experienced leader who understands developers.”
On June 4, 2018, Microsoft announced it had reached an agreement to acquire GitHub for US$7.5 billion.
On June 19, 2018, GitHub expanded its GitHub education by offering free education bundles to all schools.
As of June 2018, GitHub reports having over 28 million users and 57 million repositories, making it the largest host of source code in the world.