What is Junio Hamano?
'''Junio Hamano''' ({{lang-ja|濱野 純}}) is a [[software engineer]] and [[hacker]] from [[Japan]]. He is best known for leading a large team of [[software developer]]s who maintain [[Git (software)|Git]].<ref>Matthew Helmke, ''Ubuntu Unleashed'' (SAMS, 2014), pp. 699–700</ref> [[Linus Torvalds]], the original developer, has said that one of his big successes was recognizing Hamano's skills as a developer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/04/19/an-interview-with-millenium-technology-prize-finalist-linus-torvalds/ |title=An Interview With Linus Torvalds |author=Scott Merrill |date=19 April 2012 |website= |publisher=AOL Tech |accessdate=4 September 2014 }}</ref> Torvalds turned the entire project over to Hamano in July 2005.<ref>Fadi P. Deek; James A. M. McHugh, ''Open Source: Technology and Policy'' (Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008), p. 149</ref> Hamano lives in [[California]] and works for [[Google]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamano, Junio}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Japanese engineers]] [[Category:Software engineers]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]