Joining the White House in committing to tech inclusion
In May, we shared a report which measures our progress in the necessary work of diversifying our workforce. As we stated then, “we must create a company where anyone, regardless…
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The latest blogs from GitHub
Explore the latest blogs from GitHub on all things software development from the newest capabilities on the GitHub platform to research and insights—and guides to help you level up your engineering skills.
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The 2016 Dodgeball Tournament raised $50,045
On Sunday, June 5th, nine companies showed up at Palega Recreation Center in hopes of bringing home the Octotrophy which—since 2013—had been with the long-standing champions, Heroku. Thanks to Constanza…
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With the purchase of a Pridetocat or Transtocat shirt or tank top you will be assisting Transgender Law Center, TGI Justice Project, El/La Para TransLatinas, Trans Lifeline, and Alliance Health…
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Meet Sara Chipps, founder of Jewelbots and Girl Develop It!
To highlight the people behind projects we admire, we bring you the GitHub Developer Profile blog series. Given Sara Chipps’ experiences developing software over the past 15 years, it’s easy…
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You can now showcase the repositories that best represent your work on your GitHub profile. Using the “Pinned repositories” list, you can pin any public repository you have contributed to.…
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GitHub Security Update: Reused password attack
What happened? On Tuesday evening PST, we became aware of unauthorized attempts to access a large number of GitHub.com accounts. This appears to be the result of an attacker using…
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“Open source everything you can:” Advice from open source experts at CodeConf LA
On June 27-29, join us at the Avalon Theater in Los Angeles for CodeConf 2016, where experts in open source systems will take the stage to share projects, practices, and…
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Git 2.9 has been released
The open source Git project has just released Git 2.9.0, with a variety of features and bug fixes. Here’s our look at some of the most interesting new features: Faster…
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CodeConf LA: the full lineup of sessions and workshops is now available
From Rust and Raft to data and design, the full schedule for CodeConf LA is now live on codeconf.com. In addition to the main event, we are hosting hands-on, 90-minute…
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Millions of people rely on GitHub Pages to host their websites and millions more visit these websites every day. To better protect traffic to GitHub Pages sites, as well as…
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Join us in Amsterdam as we team up with our friends at Le Wagon to host a Patchwork event on June 23. The event is open to beginners to Git…
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We’ve rolled out several changes to our email notifications. Now you have more ways to filter your email notifications and each email will contain more information about why you received…
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Let’s talk systems at CodeConf LA: June 27-29, 2016
We’re welcoming the open source community to Los Angeles for three days of talks, workshops, and festivities. CodeConf LA is approaching fast, so grab your ticket or donate one today.…
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Drag-and-drop tasks in Markdown task lists
You can now move checklist items around just by dragging and dropping them. Reorder items quickly and easily without editing the original comment’s Markdown. How to re-order task list items…
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Mission Report: GitHub Satellite
On May 11 in Amsterdam, over 500 developers converged at GitHub Satellite to share and hear stories about open source, enterprise software, engineering best practices, and more. In case you…
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Multiple assignees on Issues and Pull requests
Issues and pull requests often need to be assigned to more than one person. Multiple Assignees are now supported, allowing up to 10 people to be added to a given…
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We’ve teamed up with our pals at Grumpy Gits to host a Patchwork event in Singapore on June 25. The event is open to beginners to Git and GitHub, or…
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Diversity and Inclusion at GitHub
At GitHub our goal is to help everyone build better software. To do that, we know we must create a company where anyone, regardless of what they look like or…
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Beginning today, repository admins must invite you to their repository and you must accept the invitation before you can start collaborating. Repository invitations let you decide whether or not you…
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As promised, GitHub Pages has moved to the Jekyll 3.1 branch with an upgrade to Jekyll 3.1.6. Jekyll 3.1 brings significant performance improvements to GitHub Pages. By using Liquid::Drops, rather…
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Patchwork comes to Toronto on June 16, and we’ll be co-hosting with our friends at Rangle.io. The event is open to beginners to Git and GitHub, or mentors who would…
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