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  Ack!

  I just wanted to let you all know that ack, a better grep (and one of my favorite tools), is now hosted on GitHub: http://github.com/petdance/ack Watch the project and start…September 18, 2009

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  Ref Names in URLs

  We’ve got another URL cleanup for you: ref names in tree browsing URLs. In The Old Days You’d take this path: http://github.com/ezmobius/redis-rb/tree/master http://github.com/ezmobius/redis-rb/tree/308c4e3fb7df212cd4c9f06260bd68a3566cb53c/lib http://github.com/ezmobius/redis-rb/blob/308c4e3fb7df212cd4c9f06260bd68a3566cb53c/lib/redis.rb Gross. In The New Days You…September 15, 2009

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  GitHub is Moving to Rackspace!

  In just a few short weeks we will be moving GitHub to a new home at Rackspace. We’re aware of the current stability and performance issues, and we want to…September 15, 2009

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  New Project Root URLs

  As some may have noticed, project root URLs now drop the “/tree/default_branch” suffix. What was once http://github.com/mojombo/jekyll/tree/master is now http://github.com/mojombo/jekyll. (Of course “tree/master” will 301 redirect, don’t worry.) Enjoy!September 14, 2009

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  GitHub Meetup: Chicago

  Our Portland meetup was success – thanks to everyone for coming out! Tomorrow (September 15th) night I’ll be at the Twisted Spoke in Chicago around 7:30pm. img http://img.skitch.com/20090914-k2ay69hhtyty1jmf3qmjwjfg3n.jpg http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-twisted-spoke-chicago img…September 14, 2009

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  Starting with Git guide

  Hot on the heels of my git setup script, user Sirupsen has made a Starting with Git guide. Okay, that’s a lie, he actually published his guide two days before…September 12, 2009

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  GitHub Contest Winners

  The results have been tallied and the curtains have closed. The 2009 GitHub Contest prize of a Large account and a bottle of 20 year Pappy Van Winkle goes to…September 9, 2009

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  Git setup script

  I’ve been plotting to make the git and GitHub setup process a bit easier for new users, so I spent a small portion of my labor day weekend actually doing…September 9, 2009

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  GitHub Meetup: Portland

  Whether you use Python, Ruby, Clojure, or good ol’ C, we want to see you at the GitHub Meetup in Portland tomorrow, September 9th at 7pm at Rontoms. It’s a…September 8, 2009

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  GitHub Meetup SF #5

  Look at you. Fretting over your busy social calendar. You know its GitHub drinkup Thursday and yet you’ve just heard about the Functional Alcoholics meetup going on the same night!…September 8, 2009

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  GitHub Rebase #27

  Rebaaaaaaaase. I’m always looking for great projects to feature, so don’t hesitate to let me know about yours! Featured Project redis is a key-value store that just hit 1.0.0. So…September 8, 2009

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  About the GitHub Contest

  A few days ago, the 2009 GitHub contest ended. I’m currently going through all of the top submissions to verify the winners and look through some of the code used.…September 2, 2009

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  Git for Non-Programmers

  @alecthegeek has a tutorial over at Sitepoint for non-programmers titled [Gi]( Your New Best Friend”:http://www.sitepoint.com/article/version-control-git/). img http://img.skitch.com/20090831-ci9ycpn1xcxct2yd7bx3b16kdf.png http://www.sitepoint.com/article/version-control-git Check it out if you or someone you know could use some…August 31, 2009

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  2009 GitHub Contest Over!

  Thanks everybody for participating in the 2009 GitHub contest. Please push the source code for your entry up as soon as you can. We will start going through the entries…August 30, 2009

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  GitHub Contest almost over!

  The 2009 GitHub Contest is winding to a close – less than 48 hours until the deadline to get your submissions in. If you haven’t pushed the source code for…August 28, 2009

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