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+author: jeremy
+title: 'Watch LBRY Program Live & Beta Updates'
+date: '2017-03-24 13:26:00'
+cover: 'lbry-github-trending.png'
+---
+# A Great Week for LBRY's Public Beta
+
+## Watch Us Program Live!
+
+To show just how easy it is to use the LBRY API, we're hosting a live coding and Q&A session.
+
+On March 29th, from 6-9PM EST (or later), you'll be able to heckle and watch LBRY devs build an image sharing site from scratch to (hopefully!) completion.
+
+During the stream, members of the LBRY development team will be in our [chatroom](https://slack.lbry.io) answering questions and discussing LBRY.
+
+This post will be updated with the streaming link before the event.
+
+If you want a reminder, make sure to [join our Slack](https://slack.lbry.io) or [complete the quickstart guide](https://lbry.io/quickstart).
+
+## Trending on GitHub
+
+Last week, LBRY opened up its API to anyone with a GitHub account, to a fantastic reception.
+
+![LBRY Trending on GitHub](https://lbry.io/img/news/lbry-github-trending.png)
+
+LBRY has been a trending repo on GitHub for almost a full week. Nearly 2,000 developers are now following the LBRY project.
+
+Anyone with a GitHub account can immediately try out the LBRY API and by using our [quickstart guide](https://lbry.io/quickstart).
+
+Additionally, we've created a new resource page [documenting the LBRY API](https://lbryio.github.io/lbry/).
+
+## Major Press Coverage
+
+LBRY's GitHub beta came just in time for LBRY to be able to publish 20,000 college lectures that were on the verge of disappearing.
+
+This got LBRY some positive press, including:
+
+- [HackerNews](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13928774)
+- [The Weekly Standard](http://www.weeklystandard.com/thwarting-the-grievance-industrial-complex/article/2007248)
+- [SlashDot](https://it.slashdot.org/story/17/03/16/202251/20000-worldclass-university-lectures-made-illegal-so-we-irrevocably-mirrored-them)
+- [BoingBoing](https://boingboing.net/2017/03/17/fahrenheit-451.html)
+- [Reason](http://reason.com/blog/2017/03/17/berkeleys-online-library-saved-cornel-we)
+
+As well as popular posts on Reddit, other news websites, and many regional and local publications.
+