
Game Bytes · September 2023
Game Bytes is our monthly series taking a peek at the world of gamedev on GitHub—featuring game engine updates, game jam details, open source games, mods, maps, and more. Game on!
This week, more than 1,000 developers from around the world joined us at Pier 70 in San Francisco for our flagship conference. We learned new skills in workshops, heard from…
This week, more than 1,000 developers from around the world joined us at Pier 70 in San Francisco for our flagship conference. We learned new skills in workshops, heard from industry experts about the future of software development, and explored new GitHub products powered by the world’s largest collection of open source data.
Here’s a look back at who came, what they saw, and how they conquered this Universe.
We kicked off the first day of the conference with an opening keynote and product updates from GitHub CEO Chris Wanstrath, Data Engineering Manager Miju Han, and Platform Engineering Manager Kyle Daigle.
They introduced new experiences that can help you protect your code and discover relevant projects:
And we shared a data-filled review of the projects, people, and teams of 2017 (and the last ten years) that you can explore further in this year’s Octoverse.
From Felipe Hoffa’s exploration of what we learn from 42 TB of Google code to Flora Dai’s search for efficient music discovery at Pandora, the 40 sessions that followed introduced new ideas from unexplored parts of the software universe.
Attendees who made it to the workshops got a full day of hands-on building with leading technologies and concepts, taught by the people who know them best. They built new Electron apps, learned new command line tricks, and discussed how to make their teams more inclusive in an inspiration-rich gallery space.
We wrapped up the first day of the conference with a benefit concert supporting Maven—our nonprofit partner that empowers LGBTQ youth to network, organize, and build tech solutions for social change—on National Coming Out Day. Our headliner, Neon Trees, played their hits as more of the community met each other over food truck bites and drinks at Mezzanine.
Our business and community sponsors kept the recharge power, waffle cones, cold brews, juice, and inspiration flowing throughout the event. Universe wouldn’t be possible without the imaginations and contributions from these organizations.
Thanks for being part of 1.5 billion commits over the last decade together and for helping our third Universe take flight. If the last ten years are any indication, we’ve got a lot to look forward to. See you next year at Universe or at an event near you!