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  Dismissing reviews on Pull Requests

  Pull request reviews are a great way to share the weight of building software. Using protected branches to block merging when pull requests have reviews that request changes helps your…October 12, 2016

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  Hacktoberfest is back

  Celebrate open source this October by participating in Hacktoberfest, a month-long festival of code organized by our friends at DigitalOcean and hosted on GitHub. To participate, simply open a pull…September 27, 2016

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  License now displayed on repository overview

  Licenses are now displayed in the repository overview, allowing anyone to easily see if a project has an open source license. This change is immediately available on GitHub, and will…September 21, 2016

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  Mission Report: GitHub Universe

  On September 14 in San Francisco, more than 1,500 developers helped us kick off GitHub Universe and share stories about open source, workplace best practices, and how the GitHub Community…Stephanie Wills·September 20, 2016

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  A whole new GitHub Universe: announcing new tools, forums, and features

  Today I welcomed more than 1,500 people to our second annual Universe conference in San Francisco, an event designed to celebrate the people building the future of software. It’s an…Chris Wanstrath·September 14, 2016

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  The State of the Octoverse

  As we take this moment to celebrate our community at GitHub Universe, we’re amazed yet again by how the Octoverse has expanded and changed. Our community has grown to more…September 14, 2016

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  Watch GitHub Universe Live: September 14 and 15

  Couldn’t make it out to San Francisco for GitHub Universe this week? We’ve got you covered. Every session from the main stage to breakout sessions are being recorded and live…Stephanie Wills·September 14, 2016

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  GitHub will be in Madrid on September 22

  Dear Spanish Octocats, Please join us Thursday, September 22 for a workshop with startup and GitHub users BeBanjo. We’ll share our experiences with software development. Program: Introduction to Git and…September 14, 2016

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  Back to school: monitoring with Datadog

  Datadog is now offering their Pro plan to students in the Student Developer Pack. With Datadog, you’ll be able to see metrics from all your apps, tools, and services. The…September 13, 2016

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  Hands-on at GitHub Universe: interactive art, cozy lounges, and more

  Make the most of your time at GitHub Universe by visiting an array of interactive projects, exhibits, and sessions—from art installations to one-on-one time with GitHub experts. Ask GitHub Want…Stephanie Wills·September 12, 2016

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  Let’s celebrate GitHub Universe in Paris

  2016 has been quite busy so far. So many exciting features have already shipped: issue templates, saved replies, GPG signature and commit squashing to name a few. With the second…Alain Hélaïli·September 9, 2016

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  Hands-on workshops and training sessions at Universe

  GitHub Universe will kick off on Tuesday, September 13, with a fun-filled day of training organized into distinct tracks for GitHub power users and dev ops specialists. Reserve your spot…Kelsey Schimmelman·September 8, 2016

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  Back to school: Get translations with Transifex

  Transifex is now offering translation and localization software to students in the Student Developer Pack. Transifex is a cloud-based platform built to help you manage the translation and localization of…September 8, 2016

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  Are you new around here? Introducing an on-demand course in GitHub basics

  If you’d like to start using GitHub or just see what it’s all about, we’re kicking off a new way for you to learn the basics. Introduction to GitHub is…September 7, 2016

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  Improving collaboration with forks

  If you’ve ever wanted to make minor changes before merging a pull request, now you can. When a user opens a pull request from a fork, they’ll be given a…September 7, 2016

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