OG Developers

GitHub veterans with the earliest join dates

Top 400 Developers

#1
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Chris Wanstrath

@defunkt

Tastemaker

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22,825124 reposRuby
#2
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Tom Preston-Werner

@mojombo

Tastemaker
24,82966 reposRubySan Francisco@chatterbugapp, @redwoodjs, @preston-werner-ventures
#3
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PJ Hyett

@pjhyett

Tastemaker
8,4448 reposRuby
#4
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Yehuda Katz

@wycats

Tastemaker
10,344443 reposRustPortland, OR@heroku
#5
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Ezra Zygmuntowicz

@ezmobius

Tastemaker
63022 reposRubyIn the NWStuffstr PBC
#6
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Evan Phoenix

@evanphx

1,754209 reposGoLos Angeles, CA@mirendev
#7
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Chris Van Pelt (CVP)

@vanpelt

Tastemaker
50786 reposPythonSan Franciscowandb.com
#8
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Wayne E Seguin

@wayneeseguin

Tastemaker

R&D

814116 reposGoBuffalo, NYFiveTwenty Inc.
#9
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Bryan Helmkamp

@brynary

Tastemaker

Co-founder and CEO, Qlty Software

780252 reposMDXNew York City@qltysh
#10
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Kevin Clark

@kevinclark

13548 reposCue

About This Ranking

This leaderboard highlights 400 developers ranked by the OG Developers signal. Scores are generated from public GitHub activity and continuously refreshed as contribution data changes.

Metric pages help compare developer cohorts through a focused lens while keeping rank, profile, and repository context visible. Rankings are calculated from the same source data shown on each profile and list row.

Methodology note: Coderank combines engagement, creator impact, and network influence with metric-specific weighting. Review the methodology documentation for model details.

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Last updated: 10/2/2026, 10:35:50 AM UTC