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What is ama?

gaearon/ama — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2015-09-14

★ 223Audience · generalComplexity · 1/5DormantSetup · easy

In one sentence

A public Q&A forum where React developer Dan Abramov answers questions from anyone, using GitHub issues as the chat platform.

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    What it does
      Hosts public AMA
      Uses GitHub issues
      Archives answers
    Tech stack
      GitHub Issues
    Use cases
      Ask Dan a question
      Browse past answers
      Learn about React ecosystem
    Audience
      Web developers
      Curious learners

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Ask Dan Abramov a question by opening a new GitHub issue.

USE CASE 2

Read previously answered questions by browsing closed issues.

USE CASE 3

Learn about the history and design decisions behind Redux and React Hot Loader.

USE CASE 4

Get career advice or perspective on web development trends from an experienced developer.

What is it built with?

GitHub Issues

How does it compare?

gaearon/amatrong776/roblox-cheat-2026anybackup-ai/anybackup
Stars223223222
Language——Python
Last pushed2015-09-14——
MaintenanceDormant——
Setup difficultyeasyeasyhard
Complexity1/52/54/5
Audiencegeneraldeveloperops devops

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min
No license information was found in the explanation.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to open a new question as a GitHub issue in this AMA repo.
Prompt 2
Summarize the guidelines this repo sets for asking good questions.
Prompt 3
Help me search the closed issues here for questions about Redux design decisions.
Prompt 4
Draft a clear, non-duplicate question I could ask Dan Abramov about the React ecosystem.

Frequently asked questions

What is ama?

A public Q&A forum where React developer Dan Abramov answers questions from anyone, using GitHub issues as the chat platform.

Is ama actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2015-09-14).

What license does ama use?

No license information was found in the explanation.

How hard is ama to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is ama for?

Mainly general.

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