Architecture-and-optimization
GitHub
Mon Nov 25 2024
Breaking down CPU speed: How utilization impacts performance
The Performance Engineering team at GitHub assessed how CPU performance degrades as utilization increases and how this relates to capacity.
Company-news
Thu Nov 21 2024
Students: Start building your skills with the GitHub Foundations certification
The GitHub Foundations Certification exam fee is now waived for all students verified through GitHub Education.
Engineering
Wed Nov 20 2024
How to make Storybook Interactions respect user motion preferences
With this custom addon, you can ensure your workplace remains accessible to users with motion sensitivities while benefiting from Storybook’...
Tue Nov 19 2024
Announcing GitHub Secure Open Source Fund: Help secure the open source ecosystem for everyone
Applications for the new GitHub Secure Open Source Fund are now open! Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until they close on J...
Mon Nov 18 2024
Software is a team sport: Building the future of software development together
Microsoft and GitHub are committed to empowering developers around the world to innovate, collaborate, and create solutions that’ll shape th...
News-and-insights
Does GitHub Copilot improve code quality? Here’s what the data says
Findings in our latest study show that the quality of code written with GitHub Copilot is significantly more functional, readable, reliable,...
Thu Nov 14 2024
GitHub Availability Report: October 2024
In October, we experienced one incident that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
AI-and-ML
How developers spend the time they save thanks to AI coding tools
Developers tell us how GitHub Copilot and other AI coding tools are transforming their work and changing how they spend their days.
Gaming
Fri Nov 01 2024
Game Off 2024 theme announcement
GitHub’s annual month-long game jam, where creativity knows no limits! Throughout November, dive into your favorite game engines, libraries,...
Wed Oct 30 2024
Celebrating the GitHub Awards 2024 recipients 🎉
The GitHub Awards celebrates the outstanding contributions and achievements in the developer community by honoring individuals, projects, an...
Tue Oct 29 2024
New from Universe 2024: Get the latest previews and releases
Find out how we’re evolving GitHub and GitHub Copilot—and get access to the latest previews and GA releases.
Bringing developer choice to Copilot with Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Google’s Gemini 1.5 Pro, and OpenAI’s o1-preview
At GitHub Universe, we announced Anthropic’s Claude 3.
Octoverse: AI leads Python to top language as the number of global developers surges
In this year’s Octoverse report, we study how public and open source activity on GitHub shows how AI is expanding as the global developer co...
Security
Thu Oct 24 2024
Attacking browser extensions
Learn about browser extension security and secure your extensions with the help of CodeQL.
Cybersecurity spotlight on bug bounty researcher @adrianoapj
As we wrap up Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the GitHub Bug Bounty team is excited to feature another spotlight on a talented security resea...
Wed Oct 23 2024
Diversity, inclusion, and belonging at GitHub in 2024
From advancing ethical AI practices to expanding open source learning for developers in Africa, discover how we’ve fostered diversity, inclu...
Mon Oct 21 2024
Securing the open source supply chain: The essential role of CVEs
Vulnerability data has grown in volume and complexity over the past decade, but open source and programs like the Github Security Lab have h...
Thu Oct 17 2024
GitHub for Nonprofits: Drive social impact one commit at a time
Now, it’s easier than ever for nonprofits to receive GitHub product discounts.
Career growth, learning, and fun, oh my! Your guide to GitHub Universe 2024
Dive into a whirlwind of insights, inspiring sessions, and mingle with industry leaders at this year’s Universe.
Thu Oct 10 2024
GitHub Availability Report: September 2024
In September, we experienced three incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Wed Oct 09 2024
5 tips and tricks when using GitHub Copilot Workspace
GitHub Next launched the technical preview for GitHub Copilot Workspace in April 2024.
Tue Oct 08 2024
The second half of software supply chain security on GitHub
Learn about a community-developed framework for how to think about this problem holistically and how to use GitHub, particularly, to improve...
Git
Mon Oct 07 2024
Highlights from Git 2.47
Git 2.
Thu Oct 03 2024
How students teamed up to decode 2,000-year-old texts using AI
Students used GitHub Copilot to decode ancient texts buried in Mount Vesuvius, achieving a groundbreaking historical breakthrough.
Open-Source
Leading the way: 10 projects in the Open Source Zone at GitHub Universe 2024
Let’s take a closer look at some of the stars of the Open Source Zone at GitHub Universe 2024 🔎 The post Leading the way: 10 projects in th...
Tue Oct 01 2024
Cybersecurity spotlight on bug bounty researcher @imrerad
For this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the GitHub Bug Bounty team is excited to feature another spotlight on a talented security res...
Mon Sep 30 2024
Code referencing now generally available in GitHub Copilot and with Microsoft Azure AI
Announcing the general availability of code referencing in GitHub Copilot and Microsoft Azure AI, allowing developers to permit code suggest...
The nuances and challenges of moderating a code collaboration platform
Sharing the latest data update to our Transparency Center alongside a new research article on what makes moderating a code collaboration pla...
Thu Sep 26 2024
GitHub Copilot now available in github.com for Copilot Individual and Copilot Business plans
With this public preview, we’re unlocking the context of your code and collaborators—and taking the next step in infusing AI into every deve...
Kicking off Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Researcher spotlights and additional incentives!
For this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, GitHub’s Bug Bounty team is excited to offer some additional incentives to security researche...
Developer-skills
Boost your CLI skills with GitHub Copilot
Want to know how to take your terminal skills to the next level? Whether you’re starting out, or looking for more advanced commands, GitHub ...
Tue Sep 24 2024
GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency: How we built the next evolution of GitHub Enterprise using GitHub
How we used GitHub to build GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency.
Thu Sep 19 2024
Try out OpenAI o1 in GitHub Copilot and Models
OpenAI o1-preview and o1-mini are now available in GitHub Copilot Chat in VS Code and in the GitHub Models playground.
Wed Sep 18 2024
The 10 best tools to green your software
Looking for ways to code in a more sustainable way? We’ve got you covered with our top list of tools to help lower your carbon footprint.
Software as a public good
Open source software underpins all sectors of the economy, public services and even international organizations like the United Nations.
Tue Sep 17 2024
Enhancing the GitHub Copilot ecosystem with Copilot Extensions, now in public beta
Whether you're an individual developer looking to streamline your workflow or an organization aiming to integrate proprietary tools, GitHub ...
Company
Thu Sep 12 2024
First Look: Exploring OpenAI o1 in GitHub Copilot
We've tested integrating OpenAI o1-preview with GitHub Copilot.
Wed Sep 11 2024
GitHub Availability Report: August 2024
In August, we experienced one incident that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
CICD
Streamlining your MLOps pipeline with GitHub Actions and Arm64 runners
Explore how Arm’s optimized performance and cost-efficient architecture, coupled with PyTorch, can enhance machine learning operations, from...
Tue Sep 10 2024
Fine-tuned models are now in limited public beta for GitHub Copilot Enterprise
Fine-tuned models empower organizations to receive code suggestions specifically tailored to their coding practices and internal languages.
Mon Sep 09 2024
Beginner’s guide to GitHub: Setting up and securing your profile
As part of the GitHub for Beginners guide, learn how to improve the security of your profile and create a profile README.
Maintainers
Tue Sep 03 2024
How to build an open source metrics dashboard
How GitHub volunteers built an open source metrics dashboard for the World Health Organization and some best practices they picked up along ...
Wed Aug 28 2024
2024 is the biggest global election year in history. What’s at stake for developers?
GitHub is considering what is at stake for our users and platform, how we can take responsible action to support free and fair elections, an...
Collaboration
Tue Aug 27 2024
GitHub Enterprise: The best migration path from AWS CodeCommit
AWS CodeCommit is discontinuing new customer access and will no longer introduce new features.
Mon Aug 26 2024
Beginner’s guide to GitHub: Merging a pull request
As part of the GitHub for Beginners guide, learn how to merge pull requests.
Thu Aug 22 2024
GitHub named a Leader in the Gartner first-ever Magic Quadrant for AI Code Assistants
This year, as part of its annual Magic Quadrant series, Gartner published a first-of-its-kind report analyzing the state of play in the AI C...
Tue Aug 20 2024
Survey: The AI wave continues to grow on software development teams
We surveyed 2,000 people on software development teams at enterprises in the U.
Fri Aug 16 2024
How to level up your Git game with GitHub CLI
Using Git in the CLI can improve your development speed and power.
Thu Aug 15 2024
Automating open source: How Ersilia distributes AI models to advance global health equity
Discover how the Ersilia Open Source Initiative accelerates drug discovery by using GitHub Actions to disseminate AI/ML models.
Wed Aug 14 2024
GitHub Availability Report: July 2024
In July, we experienced four incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Found means fixed: Secure code more than three times faster with Copilot Autofix
With Copilot Autofix, developers and security teams can keep new vulnerabilities out of code and confidently remediate their backlog securit...
Tue Aug 13 2024
What are AI agents and why do they matter?
Learn how AI agents and agentic AI systems use generative AI models and large language models to autonomously perform tasks on behalf of end...
The ultimate guide to developer happiness
Five actionable tips and strategies to supercharge developer happiness—and a more innovative workplace.
From object transition to RCE in the Chrome renderer
In this post, I'll exploit CVE-2024-5830, a type confusion in Chrome that allows remote code execution (RCE) in the renderer sandbox of Chro...
Wed Aug 07 2024
How to use AI coding tools to learn a new programming language
Explore how AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot can accelerate your journey to learn new programming languages.
Thu Aug 01 2024
Introducing GitHub Models: A new generation of AI engineers building on GitHub
We are enabling the rise of the AI engineer with GitHub Models–bringing the power of industry leading large and small language models to our...
Wed Jul 31 2024
What’s new with GitHub Copilot: July 2024
To enhance your coding experience, AI tools should excel at saving you time with repetitive, administrative tasks, while providing accurate ...
Tue Jul 30 2024
How GitHub harnesses AI to transform customer feedback into action
Learn how we’re experimenting with open source AI models to systematically incorporate customer feedback to supercharge our product roadmaps...
Configure GitHub Artifact Attestations for secure cloud-native delivery
Introducing the generally available capability of GitHub Artifact Attestations to secure your cloud-native supply chain packages and images....
Mon Jul 29 2024
Highlights from Git 2.46
How GitHub supports neurodiverse employees (and how your company can, too)
Teams with neurodivergent employees can be up to 30 percent more productive.
Beginner’s guide to GitHub: Adding code to your repository
Take the next step in our GitHub for Beginners series and add code to your repository.
Thu Jul 25 2024
GitHub Accelerator Showcase: Celebrating our second cohort and what’s next
Meet each maintainer, watch their project demos, and discover the unique story of each open source AI project.
Tue Jul 23 2024
How we improved availability through iterative simplification
Solving and staying ahead of problems when scaling up a system of GitHub’s size is a delicate process.
How to review code effectively: A GitHub staff engineer’s philosophy
GitHub Staff Engineer Sarah Vessels discusses her philosophy of code review, what separates good code review from bad, her strategy for find...
Mon Jul 22 2024
3 ways to get Remote Code Execution in Kafka UI
In this blog post, we'll explain how we discovered three critical vulnerabilities in Kafka UI and how they can be exploited.
Wed Jul 17 2024
How researchers are using GitHub Innovation Graph data to estimate the impact of ChatGPT
An interview with economic researchers who are applying causal inference techniques to analyze the effect of generative AI tools on software...
Policy
Fri Jul 12 2024
GitHub Availability Report: June 2024
In June, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Thu Jul 11 2024
Advancing responsible practices for open source AI
Outcomes from the Partnership on AI and GitHub workshop.
Tue Jul 09 2024
Exploring the challenges in creating an accessible sortable list (drag-and-drop)
Drag-and-drop is a highly interactive and visual interface.
Education
Mon Jul 08 2024
Beginner’s guide to GitHub: Uploading files and folders to GitHub
The next step in our GitHub for Beginners series is learning how to add files and folders to your GitHub repository.
Wed Jun 26 2024
Attack of the clones: Getting RCE in Chrome’s renderer with duplicate object properties
In this post, I'll exploit CVE-2024-3833, an object corruption bug in v8, the Javascript engine of Chrome, that allows remote code execution...
Mon Jun 24 2024
Beginner’s guide to GitHub repositories: How to create your first repo
Git started on your first repository in the third installment of GitHub for Beginners.
Thu Jun 20 2024
Execute commands by sending JSON? Learn how unsafe deserialization vulnerabilities work in Ruby projects
Can an attacker execute arbitrary commands on a remote server just by sending JSON? Yes, if the running code contains unsafe deserialization...
Product
Tue Jun 18 2024
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.13 is now generally available
With this version, customers can choose how to best scale their security strategy, gain more control over deployments, and so much more.
Thu Jun 13 2024
Unlocking the power of unstructured data with RAG
Unstructured data holds valuable information about codebases, organizational best practices, and customer feedback.
Wed Jun 12 2024
GitHub Availability Report: May 2024
In May, we experienced one incident that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Community
Leveraging technology on the frontlines of emergency: How communities of developers are taking action
From sending emergency alerts about nearby fires to mapping services in refugee camps, developers are taking action to solve global problems...
Tue Jun 11 2024
How we improved push processing on GitHub
Pushing code to GitHub is one of the most fundamental interactions that developers have with GitHub every day.
10 years of the GitHub Security Bug Bounty Program
Let’s take a look at 10 key moments from the first decade of the GitHub Security Bug Bounty program.
Mon Jun 10 2024
Top 12 Git commands every developer must know
The latest installment of GitHub for Beginners, where we cover the essential Git commands to get you Git-literate.
Mon Jun 03 2024
How GitHub reduced testing time for iOS apps with new runner features
Learn how GitHub used macOS and Apple Silicon runners for GitHub Actions to build, test, and deploy our iOS app faster.
Arm64 on GitHub Actions: Powering faster, more efficient build systems
GitHub Actions now offers Arm-hosted runners with images built by Arm for developers to begin building on the latest and most sustainable pr...
Wed May 29 2024
GitHub and JFrog partner to unify code and binaries for DevSecOps
This partnership between GitHub and JFrog enables developers to manage code and binaries more efficiently on two of the most widely used dev...
Mon May 27 2024
What is Git? Our beginner’s guide to version control
Let’s get you started on your Git journey with basic concepts to know, plus a step-by-step on how to install and configure the most widely u...
Thu May 23 2024
2024 GitHub Accelerator: Meet the 11 projects shaping open source AI
Announcing the second cohort, delivering value to projects, and driving a new frontier.
Tue May 21 2024
Introducing GitHub Copilot Extensions: Unlocking unlimited possibilities with our ecosystem of partners
The world of Copilot is getting bigger, improving the developer experience by keeping developers in the flow longer and allowing them to do ...
Thu May 16 2024
Scaling accessibility within GitHub and beyond
GitHub celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day by launching another installment of the Coding Accessibility series and sharing how we ...
Tue May 14 2024
Securing Git: Addressing 5 new vulnerabilities
Git is releasing several new versions to address five CVEs.
Mon May 13 2024
Research: Quantifying GitHub Copilot’s impact in the enterprise with Accenture
We conducted research with developers at Accenture to understand GitHub Copilot’s real-world impact in enterprise organizations.
Say hello to the SPORTech collection
Whether you’re a rookie coder or a seasoned pro, our new SPORTech shop collection is tailored for you.
Fri May 10 2024
GitHub Availability Report: April 2024
In April, we experienced four incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Thu May 09 2024
How AI enhances static application security testing (SAST)
Here’s how SAST tools combine generative AI with code scanning to help you deliver features faster and keep vulnerabilities out of code.
Wed May 08 2024
Just launched: Second cohort of the DPG Open Source Community Manager Program!
Are you looking to have a positive impact in open source development? This program may be for you! Apply by May 30 to join.
Tue May 07 2024
How we’re building more inclusive and accessible components at GitHub
We've made improvements to the way users of assistive technology can interact with and navigate lists of issues and pull requests and tables...
GitHub Copilot Chat in GitHub Mobile is now generally available
With GitHub Copilot Chat in GitHub Mobile, developers can collaborate, ask coding questions, and gain insights into both public and private ...
Mon May 06 2024
Create a home for your community with GitHub Discussions
GitHub Community-in-a-box provides the tooling, resources, and knowledge you need to build internal communities of learning at scale with Gi...
Thu May 02 2024
Dependabot on GitHub Actions and self-hosted runners is now generally available
A quick guide on the advantages of Dependabot as a GitHub Actions workflow and the benefits this unlocks, including self-hosted runner suppo...
Introducing Artifact Attestations–now in public beta
Generate and verify signed attestations for anything you make with GitHub Actions.
Celebrating 1 year of A11y Design Bootcamp: Takeaways and tips
A11y Design Bootcamp is a live educational program that consists of exercises, discussions, and knowledge shares to raise awareness of web a...
Wed May 01 2024
Empowering accessibility: GitHub’s journey building an in-house Champions program
As part of GitHub's dedication to accessibility, we expanded our internal accessibility program and scaled up our assessment process to help...
5 tips to supercharge your developer career in 2024
From mastering prompt engineering to leveraging AI for code security, here’s how you can excel in today's competitive job market.
Tue Apr 30 2024
Where does your software (really) come from?
GitHub is working with the OSS community to bring new supply chain security capabilities to the platform.
Mon Apr 29 2024
Highlights from Git 2.45
GitHub Copilot Workspace: Welcome to the Copilot-native developer environment
We’re redefining the developer environment with GitHub Copilot Workspace - where any developer can go from idea, to code, to software all in...
CodeQL zero to hero part 3: Security research with CodeQL
Learn how to use CodeQL for security research and improve your security research workflow.
Enterprise
Fri Apr 26 2024
GitHub Actions, Arm64, and the future of automotive software development
Learn how GitHub's Enterprise Cloud, GitHub Actions, and Arm's latest Automotive Enhanced processors, work together to usher in a new era of...
Wed Apr 24 2024
Securing millions of developers through 2FA
We’ve dramatically increased 2FA adoption on GitHub as part of our responsibility to make the software ecosystem more secure.
Mon Apr 22 2024
Using open source to help the earth
This Earth Day, we discuss how tech and open source are helping two organizations combat the effects of a changing climate.
Fri Apr 19 2024
A short guide to mastering keyboard shortcuts on GitHub
Say goodbye to constant mouse clicking and hello to seamless navigation with GitHub shortcuts.
Thu Apr 18 2024
A policy proposal on our approach to deepfake tools and responsible AI
We’re asking for feedback on a proposed Acceptable Use Policy update to address the use of synthetic and manipulated media tools for non-con...
Tue Apr 16 2024
The world’s fair of software: Join us at GitHub Universe 2024
It’s the 10th anniversary of our global developer event! Celebrate with us by picking up in-person tickets today.
Thu Apr 11 2024
All In Africa: New cohort now open!
As we’re opening up the doors to our final class of this programmatic year, we’re also looking back at our recent graduates and the partners...
Wed Apr 10 2024
Helping policymakers weigh the benefits of open source AI
GitHub enables developer collaboration on innovative software projects, and we’re committed to ensuring policymakers understand developer ne...
GitHub Availability Report: March 2024
In March, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Tue Apr 09 2024
4 ways GitHub engineers use GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot increases efficiency for our engineers by allowing us to automate repetitive tasks, stay focused, and more.
Explore the seasons of software development with four full years of data
Discover the latest trends and insights on public software development activity on GitHub with the release of Q4 2023 data for the Innovatio...
Thu Apr 04 2024
What is retrieval-augmented generation, and what does it do for generative AI?
Here’s how retrieval-augmented generation, or RAG, uses a variety of data sources to keep AI models fresh with up-to-date information and or...
Wed Apr 03 2024
Security research without ever leaving GitHub: From code scanning to CVE via Codespaces and private vulnerability reporting
This blog post is an in-depth walkthrough on how we perform security research leveraging GitHub features, including code scanning, CodeQL, a...
Tue Apr 02 2024
Bringing enterprise-level security and even more power to GitHub-hosted runners
GitHub-hosted runners now support Azure private networking.
Thu Mar 28 2024
Empowering women through open source
A discussion about how tech is aiding organizations fighting for gender equality, what it means to be a woman in tech and the world today, a...
Wed Mar 27 2024
Game Bytes · March 2024
Game Bytes is our monthly series taking a peek at the world of gamedev on GitHub—featuring game engine updates, game jam details, open sourc...
Mon Mar 25 2024
Using GitHub Copilot in your IDE: Tips, tricks, and best practices
GitHub Copilot is a powerful AI assistant.
Thu Mar 21 2024
Insider newsletter digest: 4 things you didn’t know you could do with GitHub Projects
Unlock the secret to organization and collaboration magic with our GitHub Projects tips and tricks roundup.
Wed Mar 20 2024
Found means fixed: Introducing code scanning autofix, powered by GitHub Copilot and CodeQL
Now in public beta for GitHub Advanced Security customers, code scanning autofix helps developers remediate more than two-thirds of supporte...
Mon Mar 18 2024
Gaining kernel code execution on an MTE-enabled Pixel 8
In this post, I’ll look at CVE-2023-6241, a vulnerability in the Arm Mali GPU that allows a malicious app to gain arbitrary kernel code exec...
Wed Mar 13 2024
GitHub Availability Report: February 2024
In February, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Thu Mar 07 2024
Exploring an increase in circumvention claims in our transparency data
Our full year of 2023 transparency reporting data is now available and we’re taking a deep dive into how a form change caused an abrupt incr...
Hard and soft skills for developers coding in the age of AI
While AI revolutionizes software development, it still relies on developers to pilot its use.
Wed Mar 06 2024
How GitHub uses merge queue to ship hundreds of changes every day
Here's how merge queue transformed the way GitHub deploys changes to production at scale, so you can do the same for your organization.
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.12 is now generally available
Mon Mar 04 2024
Keeping repository maintainer information accurate
Discover how keeping repository maintainer information accurate through CODEOWNERS files and automating maintenance with tools like cleanown...
GitHub Copilot Learning Pathway: Accelerate your business with AI
Learn what GitHub Copilot can help your business achieve in this expert-guided GitHub Learning Pathway, featuring insights from tech leaders...
Thu Feb 29 2024
Game Bytes · February 2024
Meet Kayla: A college student and open source ambassador
From learner to mentor, Kayla, an All In for Students ambassador, has become an open source leader on her campus.
Keeping secrets out of public repositories
With push protection now enabled by default, GitHub helps open source developers safeguard their secrets, and their reputations.
Wed Feb 28 2024
Customizing and fine-tuning LLMs: What you need to know
Learn how your organization can customize its LLM-based solution through retrieval augmented generation and fine-tuning.
How we’re using GitHub Projects to standardize our workflows and stay aligned
Learn how we’re managing feature releases and establishing best practices within and across teams at GitHub using GitHub Projects.
Tue Feb 27 2024
GitHub Copilot Enterprise is now generally available
Our most advanced AI offering to date is customized to your organization’s knowledge and codebase, infusing GitHub Copilot throughout the so...
Fri Feb 23 2024
Highlights from Git 2.44
The first Git release of 2024 is here! Take a look at some of our highlights on what's new in Git 2.
Thu Feb 22 2024
How AI code generation works
Explore the capabilities and benefits of AI code generation, and how it can improve the developer experience for your enterprise.
Insider newsletter digest: Cook up a controller with GitHub Copilot
Whether you're coding up a storm or cooking up code, building a controller function with AI is your secret sauce to a flavorful app.
Wed Feb 21 2024
How to stay safe from repo-jacking
Repo-jacking is a specific type of supply chain attack.
Empowering all developers to build without barriers
GitHub has been awarded the 2024 Axe Accessibility at Scale Award from Deque Systems.
Thu Feb 15 2024
Build code security skills with the GitHub Secure Code Game
Learn to find and fix security issues while having fun with Secure Code Game, now with new challenges focusing on JavaScript, Python, Go, an...
Wed Feb 14 2024
GitHub Availability Report: January 2024
In January, we experienced three incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Fixing security vulnerabilities with AI
A peek under the hood of GitHub Advanced Security code scanning autofix.
Tue Feb 13 2024
Bringing npm registry services to GitHub Codespaces
The npm engineering team recently transitioned to using GitHub Codespaces for local development for npm registry services.
Powering advancements of AI in the open: Apply now to GitHub Accelerator
Funding AI advancements in the open, and opening applications for second Accelerator cohort.
Mon Feb 12 2024
Get started with v4 of GitHub Actions Artifacts
We listened to your feedback and released new versions (v4) of actions/upload-artifact and actions/download-artifact.
The architecture of SAST tools: An explainer for developers
More developers will have to fix security issues in the age of shifting left.
Fri Feb 09 2024
Copilot in GitHub Support is now available!
Experience AI-powered assistance for queries related to GitHub topics.
Thu Feb 08 2024
GitHub’s Engineering Fundamentals program: How we deliver on availability, security, and accessibility
The Fundamentals program has helped us address tech debt, improve reliability, and enhance observability of our engineering systems.
Tue Feb 06 2024
AppSec is harder than you think. Here’s how AI can help.
In practice, shifting left has been more about shifting the burden rather than the ability.
Fri Feb 02 2024
Release Radar · January 2024 Edition
Get excited for this month's Release Radar.
Thu Jan 25 2024
Do you know if all your repositories have up-to-date dependencies?
Consider deploying the GitHub Action: Evergreen so that you know each of your repositories are leveraging active dependency management with ...
GitHub Fund 2024 and beyond: Looking to the future
Celebrate the first year of GitHub Fund, our first investments, and a brief look of where we’re going.
Wed Jan 24 2024
How GitHub’s Developer Experience team improved innerloop development
Our latest solution to the ubiquitous engineering problem of integration testing in a distributed service ecosystem here at GitHub.
Tue Jan 23 2024
A guide to open source for the social sector
Calling all nonprofits! Do you want to implement open source software but don’t know where to start? We’ve got good news; you can easily get...
Yes, good DevEx increases productivity. Here is the data.
Explore how DevEx boosts productivity and innovation according to new research.
Mon Jan 22 2024
How to get in the flow while coding (and why it’s important)
Explore what flow state entails, its benefits, and three tips for reaching it the next time you code.
10 unexpected ways to use GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot is widely known for its code generation feature.
Thu Jan 18 2024
Game Bytes · January 2024
Insider newsletter digest: Build from anywhere
Explore the August 2023 edition, featuring easy tips and tricks for GitHub Mobile.
New data and visualizations highlight the resilience of international developer collaboration
Discover the latest trends and insights on public software development activity on GitHub with the release of Q3 2023 data for the Innovatio...
Wed Jan 17 2024
GitHub Availability Report: December 2023
In December, we experienced three incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
GitHub-hosted runners: Double the power for open source
GitHub Actions continues its industry-leading support for the OSS community by doubling the Windows/Linux machine size to 4-vCPU runners at ...
A developer’s second brain: Reducing complexity through partnership with AI
As we look to empower developers with AI tools, we inadvertently integrate AI deeper into the way developers work.
Tue Jan 16 2024
Rotating credentials for GitHub.com and new GHES patches
GitHub received a bug bounty report of a vulnerability that allowed access to the environment variables of a production container.
Thu Jan 11 2024
Empowering Uruguay’s future workforce with AI
During the second cycle of Git Commit Uruguay, students learned the basics of AI and built their own AI-powered projects.
Tue Jan 09 2024
Game Off 2023 results 🏆
The GitHub Game Off results are in! All games have been rated, ranked, and reviewed.
Mon Jan 08 2024
GitHub Certifications are generally available
Unlock your full potential with GitHub Certifications! Earning a GitHub certification will give you the competitive advantage of showing up ...
GitHub and the Ekoparty 2023 Capture the Flag
The GitHub Security Lab teamed up with Ekoparty once again to create some challenges for its yearly Capture the Flag competition! The post G...
Frenemies to friends: Developers and security tools
When socializing a new security tool, it IS possible to build a bottom-up security culture where engineering has a seat at the table.
Fri Jan 05 2024
5 ways to make your DevSecOps strategy developer-friendly
Developers care about security, but poorly integrated tools and other factors can cause frustration.
Wed Jan 03 2024
Our move to generated SDKs
GitHub SDKs: software generated meets hand curated.
Fri Dec 29 2023
GitHub Copilot Chat now generally available for organizations and individuals
All GitHub Copilot users can now enjoy natural language-powered coding with Copilot Chat at no additional cost.
Wed Dec 27 2023
GitHub’s top blog posts of 2023
As the year winds down, we're highlighting some of the incredible work from GitHub’s engineers, product teams, and security researchers.
Tue Dec 19 2023
How we organize and get things done with SERVICEOWNERS
Take CODEOWNERS and GitHub teams to the next level.
From migration tools to updates to Enterprise Managed Users, what’s new in GitHub Enterprise
Read a round-up of the exciting, new innovation coming from GitHub Enterprise.
Release Radar · End of 2023 Edition
Hacktoberfest has wrapped up, GitHub Universe has come to a close, and our community has been super hard at work.
Thu Dec 14 2023
Scaling vulnerability management across thousands of services and more than 150 million findings
Learn about how we run a scalable vulnerability management program built on top of GitHub.
Wed Dec 13 2023
GitHub Availability Report: November 2023
In November, we experienced one incident that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Securing our home labs: Frigate code review
This blog post describes two linked vulnerabilities found in Frigate, an AI-powered security camera manager, that could have enabled an atta...
Default setup now includes scheduled scans and supports all languages covered by CodeQL
We’ve added new improvements to default setup, including automatically scheduling scans on repositories and support for all CodeQL covered l...
Thu Dec 07 2023
Upgrading GitHub.com to MySQL 8.0
GitHub uses MySQL to store vast amounts of relational data.
From macOS runners to secure deployments, what’s new from GitHub Actions
Read a roundup of the exciting, new innovation coming from GitHub Actions.
GitHub Innovation Graph Q2 2023 Data Release
Discover the latest trends and insights on public software development activity on GitHub with the release of Q2 2023 data for the Innovatio...
Wed Dec 06 2023
Cueing up a calculator: an introduction to exploit development on Linux
Using CVE-2023-43641 as an example, I’ll explain how to develop an exploit for a memory corruption vulnerability on Linux.
How we’re experimenting with LLMs to evolve GitHub Copilot
Learn how we’re experimenting with generative AI models to extend GitHub Copilot across the developer lifecycle.
Tue Dec 05 2023
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.11 is now generally available
Customers using GitHub Enterprise Server can gain more insight and understanding into the security of their code.
Mon Dec 04 2023
The ultimate gifts for the developer in your life this holiday season
If you're on the hunt for the perfect holiday gifts for the developer who has it all, look no further.
Thu Nov 30 2023
Insider newsletter digest: How to use GitHub Copilot
Explore the July edition, featuring prompts, tips, and use cases for GitHub Copilot.
Securing our home labs: Home Assistant code review
The GitHub Security Lab examined the most popular open source software running on our home labs, with the aim of enhancing its security.
Tue Nov 21 2023
For Good First Issue: Introducing a new way to contribute
For Good First Issue is a curated list of open source projects that are also digital public goods and need the help of developers.
Mon Nov 20 2023
Highlights from Git 2.43
The last Git release of 2023 is here! Take a look at some of our highlights on what's new in Git 2.
Thu Nov 16 2023
Security best practices for authors of GitHub Actions
Improve your GitHub Action’s security posture by securing your source repository, protecting your maintainers, and making it easy to report ...
Wed Nov 15 2023
Universe’s key takeaway: Innovate better with AI-powered workflows on a single, unified platform
Discover new AI-powered features and tools to help developers stay in the flow and organizations innovate at scale.
Mon Nov 13 2023
GitHub Availability Report: October 2023
In October, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Fri Nov 10 2023
Celebrating the GitHub Awards 2023 recipients 🎉
The GitHub Awards recognizes and celebrates the outstanding contributions and achievements in the developer community, honoring individuals,...
Wed Nov 08 2023
Universe 2023: Copilot transforms GitHub into the AI-powered developer platform
GitHub is announcing general availability of GitHub Copilot Chat and previews of the new GitHub Copilot Enterprise offering, new AI-powered ...
Octoverse: The state of open source and rise of AI in 2023
In this year’s Octoverse report, we study how open source activity around AI, the cloud, and Git are changing the developer experience.
Introducing AI-powered application security testing with GitHub Advanced Security
Learn about how GitHub Advanced Security’s new AI-powered features can help you secure your code more efficiently than ever.
Thu Nov 02 2023
Leveraging AI to empower all developers at GitHub Universe 2023
GitHub Universe 2023 is just around the corner! Join us and learn how GitHub is leveraging AI to empower all developers, including developer...
Celebrating the first round of GitHub Accelerator and what’s next
Celebrate the maintainers of the first GitHub Accelerator cohort, learn what they have been up to since, and hear what’s next for GitHub Acc...
Wed Nov 01 2023
GitHub Game Off 2023 theme announcement
It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for.
Diversity, inclusion, and belonging at GitHub in 2023
We expanded diversity of our employee base, launched several new employee engagement programs, made investments to improve accessibility, an...
Tue Oct 31 2023
Introducing the GitHub transparency center
It’s time for our biannual transparency report, where we share how we approach content moderation and disclosure of user information.
Release Radar · Hacktoberfest 2023 Edition
As Hacktoberfest comes to a close, you still have a day or so left to complete and submit your pull requests.
Mon Oct 30 2023
The architecture of today’s LLM applications
Here’s everything you need to know to build your first LLM app and problem spaces you can start exploring today.
Hackable Halloween games MMXXIII
13 spooktacular games plus source code for readers to jam on.
Fri Oct 27 2023
Demystifying LLMs: How they can do things they weren’t trained to do
Explore how LLMs generate text, why they sometimes hallucinate information, and the ethical implications surrounding their incredible capabi...
Developers are the first group to adopt AI at work. Here’s why that matters.
From starting at GitHub over 10 years ago as a developer to becoming the Chief Operating Officer, I’ve learned that developers are often bel...
Thu Oct 26 2023
5 tips for making your GitHub profile page accessible
Your profile’s README invites the world to know you and your work, so it’s important that everyone can read and understand it.
Wed Oct 25 2023
Cybersecurity spotlight on bug bounty researcher @Ammar Askar
We’re excited to highlight another top contributing researcher to GitHub’s Bug Bounty Program—@Ammar Askar! The post Cybersecurity spotlight...
Mon Oct 23 2023
How to gain insight into your project contributors
We're excited to share with you the contributors Action! At GitHub, we maintain several open source repositories and have developed this Act...
Thu Oct 19 2023
ICYMI: improved C++ vulnerability coverage and CodeQL support for Lombok
The effectiveness of a static application security solution hinges on its ability to provide extensive vulnerability coverage and support fo...
Tue Oct 17 2023
Your curated GitHub Universe agenda: AI, ethics, and productivity
Gain actionable insights about the intersection of AI and human skills, while tackling ethics, accessibility, and productivity at these GitH...
The clock is ticking: Atlassian’s support for Bitbucket Server ends on February 15, 2024
Atlassian is ending support for its Server products—including Bitbucket Server—in February 2024.
Getting RCE in Chrome with incomplete object initialization in the Maglev compiler
In this post, I'll exploit CVE-2023-4069, a type confusion in Chrome that allows remote code execution (RCE) in the renderer sandbox of Chro...
Mon Oct 16 2023
Measuring Git performance with OpenTelemetry
Use our new open source Trace2 receiver component and OpenTelemetry to capture and visualize telemetry from your Git commands.
Fri Oct 13 2023
js13kGames 2023 winners 🏆
The twelfth annual js13kGames coding competition, challenging participants to create games in 13kB or less of JavaScript in a month, just wr...
Thu Oct 12 2023
Ensuring the next generation of open source leaders are truly “all in”
If you are a student from a U.
Wed Oct 11 2023
GitHub Availability Report: September 2023
In September, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Enforcing code reliability by requiring workflows with GitHub Repository Rules
GitHub Enterprise Cloud customers can now ensure controlled workflows run and pass before code is merged into any of its repositories.
Tue Oct 10 2023
Research: Quantifying GitHub Copilot’s impact on code quality
Findings show that code quality is better across the board and developers felt more confident, too.
Mon Oct 09 2023
Coordinated Disclosure: 1-Click RCE on GNOME (CVE-2023-43641)
CVE-2023-43641 is a vulnerability in libcue, which can lead to code execution by downloading a file on GNOME.
Prompting GitHub Copilot Chat to become your personal AI assistant for accessibility
GitHub Copilot Chat can help you learn about accessibility and improve the accessibility of your code.
Skilling African developers through All In Africa
All In Africa is a gateway to growth, learning, and meaningful connections within the African open source ecosystem and beyond.
Thu Oct 05 2023
A developer’s guide to open source LLMs and generative AI
Open source generative AI projects are a great way to build new AI-powered features and apps.
Wed Oct 04 2023
How to communicate like a GitHub engineer: our principles, practices, and tools
Learn more about how we use GitHub to build GitHub, how we turned our guiding communications principles into prescriptive practices to manag...
Fri Sep 29 2023
Game Bytes · September 2023
Thu Sep 28 2023
GitHub Learning Pathways: Learn from the best
Gain expertise and insights from top organizations through guided tutorials, boosting productivity, enhancing security, and enabling seamles...
Wed Sep 27 2023
How I used GitHub Copilot Chat to build a ReactJS gallery prototype
GitHub Copilot Chat can help developers create prototypes, understand code, make UI changes, troubleshoot errors, make code more accessible,...
Tue Sep 26 2023
How GitHub uses GitHub Actions and Actions larger runners to build and test GitHub.com
Recently, we’ve been working to make our CI experience better by leveraging the newly released GitHub feature, Actions larger runners, to ru...
Your ultimate guide to the GitHub Universe ‘23 agenda
Get a sneak peek into the must-attend sessions, speakers, workshops, and GitHub certifications available at our global developer event.
Getting RCE in Chrome with incorrect side effect in the JIT compiler
In this post, I'll exploit CVE-2023-3420, a type confusion in Chrome that allows remote code execution (RCE) in the renderer sandbox of Chro...
Mon Sep 25 2023
Calling all teachers! Learn how to build new commands on the GitHub Classroom CLI
In this step-by-step tutorial, we’ll dive into how you can become the next open source contributor to the GitHub Classroom CLI, building com...
Thu Sep 21 2023
The GitHub Security Lab’s journey to disclosing 500 CVEs in open source projects
The GitHub Security Lab audits open source projects for security vulnerabilities and helps maintainers fix them.
Passkeys are generally available
All GitHub.
Announcing the GitHub Innovation Graph
Explore a universe of data about how the world is building software together on GitHub.
Wed Sep 20 2023
GitHub Copilot Chat beta now available for all individuals
All GitHub Copilot for Individuals users now have access to GitHub Copilot Chat beta, bringing natural language-powered coding to every deve...
Introducing Learning Paths on Global Campus
Guiding student developers through skill building foundations, a building block in their learning journey with GitHub Education.
Announcing general availability of GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps
GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps is now generally available.
Mon Sep 18 2023
Switching from Bitbucket Server and Bamboo to GitHub just got easier
Starting today, GitHub Enterprise Importer supports repository migrations from Bitbucket Server and Bitbucket Data Center, and GitHub Action...
Thu Sep 14 2023
Introducing auto-triage rules for Dependabot
Make quick work of alerts with preset and custom rules.
Wed Sep 13 2023
GitHub Availability Report: August 2023
In August, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Apply now for GitHub Universe 2023 micro-mentoring
As part of our ongoing commitment to accelerate human progress through Social Impact initiatives, we’re offering students 30-minute, 1:1 mic...
Tue Sep 12 2023
CodeQL team uses AI to power vulnerability detection in code
Learn how GitHub’s CodeQL leveraged AI modeling and multi-repository variant analysis to discover a new CVE in Gradle.
Wed Sep 06 2023
How to build an enterprise LLM application: Lessons from GitHub Copilot
The team behind GitHub Copilot shares its lessons for building an LLM app that delivers value to both individuals and enterprise users at sc...
Fri Sep 01 2023
Getting started with edge computing
Edge computing practitioners answer your questions about when and why to build applications at the edge.
Thu Aug 31 2023
How GitHub reduces costs with upgraded Codespaces
See how much more you can get out of GitHub Codespaces by taking advantage of the improved processing power and increased headroom the RAM p...
Wed Aug 30 2023
Why Rust is the most admired language among developers
Rust continues to top the charts as the most admired and desired language by developers, and in this post, we dive a little deeper into how ...
Tue Aug 29 2023
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.10 is now generally available
Customers using GHES can now ensure secure development is a top priority with enhanced security and compliance controls for their repositori...
Mon Aug 28 2023
10 things you didn’t know you could do with GitHub Projects
Learn how to optimize your usage of GitHub Projects to plan and track your work from idea to production.
Fri Aug 25 2023
Game Bytes · August 2023
Thu Aug 24 2023
A faster way to manage version updates with Dependabot
Now, you can group multiple version updates in a single pull request.
Unleashing GitHub Codespaces templates to ignite your development
Learn how to leverage templating features in GitHub Codespaces to streamline your project setup, improve consistency, and simplify collabora...
Wed Aug 23 2023
AI-powered impact: GitHub Social Impact’s year ahead
How GitHub Social Impact is working with nonprofit organizations, employees, and more to create positive, lasting change in global communiti...
Mon Aug 21 2023
Highlights from Git 2.42
Another new release of Git is here! Take a look at some of our highlights on what's new in Git 2.
Thu Aug 17 2023
mTLS: When certificate authentication is done wrong
In this post, we'll deep dive into some interesting attacks on mTLS authentication.
Tue Aug 15 2023
Build for today, transform for tomorrow at GitHub Universe 2023
Get tickets to our global developer and customer event for 30% off during our Super-Early Bird special, only for a limited time.
Release Radar · July 2023 Edition
After the last Release Radar, I promised the next one wouldn’t be far away, so here it is.
Hardening repositories against credential theft
Some best practices and important defenses to prevent common attacks against GitHub Actions that are enabled by stolen personal access token...
Mon Aug 14 2023
Nine years of the GitHub Security Bug Bounty program
It was another record year for our Security Bug Bounty program! We're excited to highlight some achievements we’ve made together with the bo...
Wed Aug 09 2023
Enhanced push protection features for developers and organizations
Introducing two new secret scanning push protection features that will enable individual developers to protect all their pushes and organiza...
GitHub Availability Report: July 2023
In July, we experienced one incident that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Four tips to keep your GitHub Actions workflows secure
Researchers from Purdue and NCSU have found a large number of command injection vulnerabilities in the workflows of projects on GitHub.
Tue Aug 08 2023
A guide to designing and shipping AI developer tools
GitHub’s design experts share 10 tips and lessons for designing magical user experiences for AI applications and AI coding tools.
Fri Aug 04 2023
A checklist and guide to get your repository collaboration-ready
In the world of software development, collaboration can make the difference between a brittle last-minute release and a reliable, maintainab...
Thu Aug 03 2023
Introducing code referencing for GitHub Copilot
Today, we’re announcing a private beta of GitHub Copilot with code referencing that includes a filter to detect code suggestions matching pu...
Wed Aug 02 2023
Best practices for organizations and teams using GitHub Enterprise Cloud
Learn how you can structure your enterprise to get the most value out of GitHub and provide the best experience for your developers! The pos...
How we build containerized services at GitHub using GitHub
Learn about how we build containerized services that power microservices on the GitHub.
Fri Jul 28 2023
Smarter, more efficient coding: GitHub Copilot goes beyond Codex with improved AI model
We're thrilled to announce two major updates to GitHub Copilot code Completion's capabilities that will help developers work even more effic...
Closing vulnerabilities in Decidim, a Ruby-based citizen participation platform
This blog post describes two security vulnerabilities in Decidim, a digital platform for citizen participation.
Thu Jul 27 2023
Scaling merge-ort across GitHub
GitHub switched to performing merges and rebases using merge-ort.
Wed Jul 26 2023
How to get AI regulation right for open source
Sharing our coalition paper to inform the final negotiation of the EU AI Act.
Tue Jul 25 2023
Game Bytes · July 2023
How to build a GPT-3 App with Nextjs, React, and GitHub Copilot
In this step-by-step tutorial, you will learn how to use GitHub Copilot to build an application with OpenAI’s gpt-3.
How to responsibly adopt GitHub Copilot with the GitHub Copilot Trust Center
We’re launching the GitHub Copilot Trust Center to provide transparency about how GitHub Copilot works and help organizations innovate respo...
Mon Jul 24 2023
GitHub Repository Rules are now generally available
Repository rules provide an easy, flexible way to define branch protections and ensure consistency in code across repositories.
Thu Jul 20 2023
GitHub Copilot Chat beta now available for every organization
All GitHub Copilot for Business users now have access to a limited GitHub Copilot Chat beta, bringing the power of conversational coding rig...
Wed Jul 19 2023
Exploring developer happiness, inclusion, and productivity at GitHub’s Design Conference
As a design organization, we have the opportunity to make a significant impact on designing the platform for all developers.
Metrics for issues, pull requests, and discussions
Tue Jul 18 2023
Security alert: social engineering campaign targets technology industry employees
GitHub has identified a low-volume social engineering campaign that targets the personal accounts of employees of technology firms.
Mon Jul 17 2023
A developer’s guide to prompt engineering and LLMs
Prompt engineering is the art of communicating with a generative AI model.
Fri Jul 14 2023
Release Radar · Spring 2023 Edition
It’s been a while since we’ve published our Release Radar.
Thu Jul 13 2023
(De)coding conventions
Navigating the ebb and flow of programming paradigms–from the shifts in the JavaScript ecosystem and TypeScript's rise, to AI's role in adva...
Moving from a product to a service mindset
Thanks to DevOps, cloud computing and other industry trends, many organizations are shifting from a product mindset to a service mindset.
Wed Jul 12 2023
GitHub Availability Report: June 2023
No cyber resilience without open source sustainability
Have your say to protect open source in the EU.
GitHub merge queue is generally available
Supercharge pull request merges on your busiest branches by enabling your team to queue.
Introducing passwordless authentication on GitHub.com
Passkeys are now available in public beta.
Tue Jul 11 2023
GitHub CLI project command is now generally available!
Level up your use of GitHub Projects on the command line and in GitHub Actions with the new project CLI command.
Demonstrating end-to-end traceability with pull requests
Reduce developer and auditor friction involved in demonstrating compliance and maintaining end-to-end traceability by focusing your efforts ...
Thu Jul 06 2023
Accessibility considerations behind code search and code view
A look at how we improved the readability of code on GitHub.
Keeping up with big shifts in tech
Wed Jul 05 2023
GitHub achieves ISO/IEC 27701:2019, 27018:2019, and CSA STAR certifications
GitHub’s Information Security and Privacy Management System (ISPMS) has been certified against ISO/IEC 27701:2019 (PII Processor) and 27018:...
Introduction to SELinux
SELinux is the most popular Linux Security Module used to isolate and protect system components from one another.
Mon Jul 03 2023
Leading your platform migration with developer experience
Developer experience (DevEx) is a key theme when it comes to transforming businesses with GitHub.
Fri Jun 30 2023
Game Bytes · June 2023
Thu Jun 29 2023
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.9 is now generally available
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.
Tue Jun 27 2023
The economic impact of the AI-powered developer lifecycle and lessons from GitHub Copilot
Today at Collision Conference we unveiled breaking new research on the economic and productivity impact of generative AI–powered developer t...
Mon Jun 26 2023
New tool to secure your GitHub Actions
Introducing a new tool to monitor and control the permissions of the repository token for GitHub Actions.
Wed Jun 21 2023
Open Source challenge results from Gamedev.js Jam 2023
Highlighting 13 of the top games plus source from the latest Gamedev.
Bridging code and community
Explore the impact of non-code contributions—and why they are often undervalued, the challenges of using open source in regulated environmen...
Crafting a better, faster code view
The new GitHub Code View brings users many new features to improve the code reading and exploration experiences, and we overcame a number of...
Tue Jun 20 2023
How to use GitHub Copilot: Prompts, tips, and use cases
In this prompt guide for GitHub Copilot, two GitHub developer advocates, Rizel and Michelle, will share examples and best practices for comm...
Mon Jun 19 2023
Developers need the right to challenge junk patents
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently proposed rule changes that will make it harder to challenge low quality paten...
Thu Jun 15 2023
Exploring GitHub with the redesigned navigation, now in public beta
GitHub’s redesigned navigation is enabled for all users as a public beta.
CodeQL zero to hero part 2: getting started with CodeQL
Learn the basics of CodeQL and how to use it for security research! In this blog, we will teach you how to leverage GitHub’s static analysis...
Wed Jun 14 2023
GitHub Availability Report: May 2023
In May, we experienced four incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Tue Jun 13 2023
Survey reveals AI’s impact on the developer experience
We surveyed 500 U.
Mon Jun 12 2023
GitHub’s revamped VIP Bug Bounty Program
GitHub’s VIP Bug Bounty Program has been updated to include a clear and accessible criteria for receiving an invitation to the program and m...
Make your GitHub projects more accessible with accessibility-alt-text-bot
The accessibility-alt-text-bot leaves automated reminders in a comment when a user shares an image without providing meaningful alt text.
Cloud migration made easy: introducing GitHub Enterprise Importer
With GitHub Enterprise Importer, you can seamlessly move to GitHub Enterprise Cloud, bringing your code and collaboration history with you s...
Thu Jun 08 2023
Maintainer Month 2023: How the community gathered to spread some maintainer love
Maintainer Month is a time for open source maintainers to gather, share, and be celebrated.
Developer experience: What is it and why should you care?
Explore how investing in a better developer experience frees developers to do what matters most: building great software.
Wed Jun 07 2023
Announcing the All In CHAOSS DEI Badging pilot initiative
Take part in All in for Maintainers' new pilot program that helps open source project maintainers highlight ongoing efforts in advancing div...
Thu May 25 2023
The 2023 Open Source Program Office (OSPO) Survey is live!
Help quantify the state of enterprise open source by taking the 2023 OSPO survey.
Rooting with root cause: finding a variant of a Project Zero bug
In this blog, I’ll look at CVE-2022-46395, a variant of CVE-2022-36449 (Project Zero issue 2327), and use it to gain arbitrary kernel code e...
Wed May 24 2023
How to automate a Microsoft Power Platform deployment using GitHub Actions
Low-code enables developers and non-developers to build custom applications and solutions with less effort.
Kelsey Hightower on leadership in open source and the future of Kubernetes
In this special episode of The ReadME Podcast, dedicated to GitHub’s Maintainer Month, Kelsey Hightower joins hosts Martin Woodward and Neha...
Tue May 23 2023
Announcing the public preview of GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps
GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps is now available for public preview, making GitHub’s same application security testing tools nativ...
Thu May 18 2023
9 tips to go from attendee to speaker at a tech conference
Here’s what you need to know to write a compelling session proposal and get on stage.
GitHub celebrates developers with disabilities on Global Accessibility Awareness Day
GitHub is the home for all developers and on this Global Accessibility Awareness Day we are thrilled to celebrate the achievements of disabl...
Wed May 17 2023
Inside GitHub: Working with the LLMs behind GitHub Copilot
Developers behind GitHub Copilot discuss what it was like to work with OpenAI’s large language model and how it informed the development of ...
How GitHub Copilot is getting better at understanding your code
With a new Fill-in-the-Middle paradigm, GitHub engineers improved the way GitHub Copilot contextualizes your code.
Design’s journey towards accessibility
Design can have a significant impact on delivering accessible experiences to our users.
Mon Feb 06 2023
The technology behind GitHub’s new code search
A look at what went into building the world's largest public code search index.
How to mitigate OWASP vulnerabilities while staying in the flow
Sat Feb 04 2023
Ludum Dare 52 staff picks 🕹
We’ve got ten top games from the latest Ludum Dare game jam plus source code for you to check out.
Fri Feb 03 2023
Europe’s chance to be a leader in the age of AI
Below are my prepared remarks delivered at the EU Open Source Policy Summit in Brussels on Feb 3rd.
Thu Feb 02 2023
How the GitHub Docs team uses GitHub Projects
Explore how the GitHub Docs team uses GitHub Projects for content coordination, reviews, and publishing.
Enabling branch deployments through IssueOps with GitHub Actions
Wed Feb 01 2023
Announcing the launch of the All In for Maintainers DEI Resource Hub
The DEI Resource Hub is a vetted collection of resources, tools, and best practices designed to help open source maintainers create and main...
Open source’s impact on the world’s 100 million developers
We’re taking a look at how open source software has evolved on GitHub, and how the role of a maintainer and contributor has changed alongsid...
GitHub Availability Report: January 2023
In January, we experienced two incidents, one that resulted in degraded performance for Packages and Pages and another that impacted Git use...
Tue Jan 31 2023
Skilling for the future: How GitHub is advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within open source communities
In the coming months, we’re scaling, expanding, and launching new programming to further DEI within open source communities.
