GitHub's 'Diffable' Maps Mean Big Things for Open Data

On Wednesday, GitHub announced that maps would be "diffable" — a silly-sounding term that means much in the world of GitHub. It's a small and even long-expected feature, but an important one, and one that aids GitHub's role in the emerging ecosystem around open data.

First, a gloss on some termsGitHub is a San Francisco-based startup whose main product — also called GitHub — helps developers manage different versions of a project's code. Many developers already use a piece of software on their computer called git to manage versions of code, and GitHub gives them a place to store Git's files in the cloud and collaborate with others about them. It also provides messaging functions that sometimes supplant company email. Read more...