Services Galore
After open sourcing the GitHub services code, we've been just floored with the number of pull requests for adding tons of functionality. We launched the service hooks with just Campfire…
RubyGem Info
Now that it's so easy to install gems, we figured that you should know when a repository offers a gem install. So, that's what we did: If you see a…
GitHub Loves RubyGems 1.2
For the folks trying to install a RubyGem via GitHub prior to yesterday's release, you'd get the all too familiar "Updating metadata for 563 gems..." every time. Well no more,…
Improved Pledgie Profiles
Update: We’ve discontinued this feature. Alliteration is fun isn't it? Our friends at Pledgie busted out their css wizardry to restyle your project's profiles to give them a more consistent…
Gem Builder Feedback
Before today, when you pushed your gemspec to GitHub the only way you knew whether or not your gem built successfully is if it showed up on our server. Not…
Repository Searching
We've just rolled out a search box on every repository that allows you to search by a number of criteria. As always, your feedback how we can tweak the search…
Friday Fun
Our favorite host, Engine Yard, snapped a picture of the GitHub hardware and I wanted to share: Who likes a lot of blinking lights? I do! I do!
Getting Paid the Open Source Way
Update: We've discontinued this feature. If you'd like to accept donations, paste your pledgie code directly into your README (we'll display the image for you). This afternoon we're rolling out…
GitHub Services IPO
No, we're not listed on the NASDAQ (yet), but we are open-sourcing the code that handles our service integration with the likes of Twitter, Campfire, Lighthouse, etc. We realized there's…
GitHub’s RubyGem Server
Update regarding require, please read below The next time you visit your repository's edit screen you'll see a new checkbox that should be pretty exciting for users hosting their RubyGem…
One Million Events
GitHub hit a major milestone the other day, surpassing its millionth event. Events are those helpful things that show up in your dashboard, letting you know when someone makes a…
Service Integration
We heard you loud and clear that you wanted to integrate GitHub with your existing services without having to setup a custom post-receive service. Now, when you go to your…
Git Support for Rails Plugins
Installing a Rails plugin from GitHub is now as simple as: ./script/plugin install git://github.com/pjhyett/auto_migrations.git Sweet! Thanks to all involved for making it happen, the changeset is here. Now, to figure…