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Coby Chapple

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Quick Pull Requests

Starting conversations around changes is what pull requests and GitHub Flow are all about, so we’re excited to introduce a powerful shortcut that gets you there even faster. When using…

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A better branches page

Branches are an essential part of collaborating using GitHub Flow. They’ve always been cheap and easy to create within a GitHub repository, and today we’re making branch management more straightforward.…

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Web-flow editing from Pull Requests

Pull Requests are key to our collaboration workflow here at GitHub, so today we’re making it a little easier to stay in the flow of a PR while collaborating directly…

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GitHub Flow in the Browser

Now that you can delete files directly on GitHub we’ve reached a very exciting milestone—the entire GitHub Flow™ is now possible using nothing but a web browser. What is GitHub…

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Deleting files on GitHub

You know all those files you’ve been creating, editing, moving, and renaming? Well, you’ll be glad to know that you can now remove them using the web-based interface too! Simply…

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Edinburgh Drinkup

We’re sponsoring ScotlandJS in Edinburgh this week, so we thought we’d throw a drinkup. Whether you’re attending the conference, or are part of the local tech community, come on down…

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Moving and Renaming Files on GitHub

Starting today, you can move and rename files within your repositories on GitHub. Renaming a file You’ll notice that editing a file now lets you enter a new name for…

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Quick quotes

On an average weekday, more than 70,000 comments are added to discussions on GitHub. Today we’re introducing a small enhancement to the way you can reply to discussion threads to…

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Zen Writing Mode

At GitHub, we love finding new ways to help people get in the zone. Today we’re excited to announce a feature that we hope will do just that. You’ll now…

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Creating files on GitHub

Starting today, you can create new files directly on GitHub in any of your repositories. You’ll now see a "New File" icon next to the breadcrumb whenever you’re viewing a…

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The GitHub hiring experience

Crafting experiences is central to what we do here at GitHub, and our interviewing, hiring, and on-boarding experiences are no exception. Having recently been through this process first-hand, I’d like…