Pewdiepie Has a Github Now
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PewDiePie, a popular YouTuber, has created a GitHub account, sparking discussion about the potential for entertainers to influence the tech community and the impact on open source contributions.
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Also, 5 days old and 4.5k followers with nothing but dotfiles LOL Certainly not the trend I'm used to but hope some of those convert to being contributors to open source. Also... hope Microsoft doesn't lean heavily into the social aspect of things now that entertainers can pivot to a tech audience.