
100 million developers and counting
There are now 100 million developers around the world using GitHub. Here’s what this means—and why it’s just the beginning.
In August of 2020, we started highlighting stories that showcase how developers, maintainers, and organizations are moving humanity forward through The ReadME Project.
Open source software is only as strong as it is today because of the millions of developers from around the world who are making it better everyday. The collaboration it promotes has allowed us to truly test the limits of what’s possible with technology. With a community of 65M+ developers, it’s impossible to keep up with all the groundbreaking work happening, projects being continuously improved, and barriers being broken down. So in August of 2020, we started highlighting stories that showcase how developers, maintainers, and organizations are moving humanity forward through The ReadME Project.
Through these stories you, the community, have shown the best of who we are and what we can all strive to be. We’ve learned, been inspired, and completely superfanned-out. Here are just a few highlights that have stuck in our minds this past year.
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