SF Drinkup #42
The holiday season is upon us! While Jack Frost may not be nipping at our noses here in San Francisco, we can still enjoy a few drinks by a roaring…
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The library The library Toronto Drinkup
I’m in town for a workshop at the University of Toronto. Come on by The Rhino for some beers (on us, of course!) and merriment as we prepare for the…
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Update – Change in venue We have a few Cali based hubbers in the great city of London this week and we want to buy you a pint or three.…
Learn moreThe library GitHub system status API
Today we’re releasing a new system status API to serve up status info in a delicious JSON flavor.
Learn moreThe library Issue attachments
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Reducing words is one of our top priorities at GitHub HQ, so we’re releasing image attachments for issues today. Update: Oh,…
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New Enterprise.GitHub.com
Today, we’re launching a completely redesigned homepage for GitHub Enterprise, the private, installable version of GitHub running on your servers. Beyond the visual changes, we’ve tightened up the copy to…
Learn moreThe library Creating files on GitHub
Starting today, you can create new files directly on GitHub in any of your repositories. You’ll now see a “New File” icon next to the breadcrumb whenever you’re viewing a…
Learn moreThe library New Status Site
We just launched a new status.github.com. Downtime is important Even if you’re shooting for five nines — 99.999% uptime — you’re still going to have to account for five minutes…
Learn moreThe library Network problems last Friday
On Friday, November 30th, GitHub had a rough day. We experienced 18 minutes of complete unavailability along with sporadic bursts of slow responses and intermittent errors for the entire day.…
Learn moreThe library Sydney Drinkup
For the last stop of the YOW! circuit we’ll have four hubbers in Sydney this week. @barrbrain, @holman, @rodjek, and myself are organizing a drinkup. You should drop by. When…
Learn moreThe library Tidying up after Pull Requests
At GitHub, we love to use Pull Requests all day, every day. The only trouble is that we end up with a lot of defunct branches after Pull Requests have…
Learn moreThe library Brisbane Drinkup
@holman and I are in Brisbane for the second stop of YOW!. When This Monday, December 3 — tomorrow! — at 8:30pm. Where The Plough Inn Tavern at Building 29,…
Learn moreThe library Game Off Deadline Extended
The GitHub Game Off is coming to an end. There are almost 1337 forks and a ton of great looking games already. The judges can’t wait to dive in! We’ve…
Learn moreThe library GitHub Drinkup in Las Vegas
If you’re recovering from the AWS re: Invent conference or are just looking to start your Friday night in Vegas off the right way, join @jdpace and @shayfrendt for drinks…
Learn moreThe library html-pipeline: Chainable Content Filters
Ever wondered how to get emoji, syntax highlighting, custom linking, and markdown to play nice together? HTML::Pipeline is the answer.
Learn moreThe library Denver Drinkup
Following the Denver Public Git Workshop, @matthewmccullough and I will be hosting a drinkup near the workshop venue in the Tech Center. All GitHub fans are welcome, whether you come…
Learn moreThe library Search Syntax Improvements
Today we are announcing simplified syntax for adding comparison and range criteria to searches. Previously we relied on Solr-style syntax, so searching for items with more than 10 stars would…
Learn moreThe library Retiring Impact Graphs
Back in April, we launched some amazing new graphs. One of the new visualizations we’ve found especially useful is the contributors page. We’re constantly looking at it to get a…
Learn moreThe library Drinkup in Oxford, UK this Thursday
@bkeepers and @wfarr are in Oxford, UK this week for All Your Base, a database conference for web developers. Join them for good drinks and lively conversations. When Thursday, 22…
Learn moreThe library New header and footer
Today we’re shipping a new header and footer for GitHub.com. Both have been simplified to help you focus on the rest of the page rather than the site’s interface. They’re…
Learn moreThe library Command bar autocompletes stars
It has been a while since we launched both the Command Bar and Stars. Today, we pushed an update to combine their powers for the good of everyone. In a…
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