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  Learn about artificial intelligence and machine learning across the GitHub ecosystem and the wider industry.
  - Generative AI
    Learn how to build with generative AI.
  - GitHub Copilot
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  - LLMs
    Everything developers need to know about LLMs.
  - Machine learning
    Machine learning tips, tricks, and best practices.
- How AI code generation works
  Explore the capabilities and benefits of AI code generation and how it can improve your developer experience.
  Learn more
Developer skills
- Developer skills
  Resources for developers to grow in their skills and careers.
  - Application development
    Insights and best practices for building apps.
  - Career growth
    Tips & tricks to grow as a professional developer.
  - GitHub
    Improve how you use GitHub at work.
  - GitHub Education
    Learn how to move into your first professional role.
  - Programming languages & frameworks
    Stay current on what’s new (or new again).
- Get started with GitHub documentation
  Learn how to start building, shipping, and maintaining software with GitHub.
  Learn more
Engineering
- Engineering
  Get an inside look at how we’re building the home for all developers.
  - Architecture & optimization
    Discover how we deliver a performant and highly available experience across the GitHub platform.
  - Engineering principles
    Explore best practices for building software at scale with a majority remote team.
  - Infrastructure
    Get a glimpse at the technology underlying the world’s leading AI-powered developer platform.
  - Platform security
    Learn how we build security into everything we do across the developer lifecycle.
  - User experience
    Find out what goes into making GitHub the home for all developers.
- How we use GitHub to be more productive, collaborative, and secure
  Our engineering and security teams do some incredible work. Let’s take a look at how we use GitHub to be more productive, build collaboratively, and shift security left.
  Learn more
Enterprise software
- Enterprise software
  Explore how to write, build, and deploy enterprise software at scale.
  - Automation
    Automating your way to faster and more secure ships.
  - CI/CD
    Guides on continuous integration and delivery.
  - Collaboration
    Tips, tools, and tricks to improve developer collaboration.
  - DevOps
    DevOps resources for enterprise engineering teams.
  - DevSecOps
    How to integrate security into the SDLC.
  - Governance & compliance
    Ensuring your builds stay clean.
- How enterprise engineering teams can successfully adopt AI
  Learn how to bring AI to your engineering teams and maximize the value that you get from it.
  Learn more
News & insights
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  Keep up with what’s new and notable from inside GitHub.
  - Company news
    An inside look at news and product updates from GitHub.
  - Product
    The latest on GitHub’s platform, products, and tools.
  - Octoverse
    Insights into the state of open source on GitHub.
  - Policy
    The latest policy and regulatory changes in software.
  - Research
    Data-driven insights around the developer ecosystem.
  - The library
    Older news and updates from GitHub.
- Unlocking the power of unstructured data with RAG
  Learn how to use retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to capture more insights.
  Learn more
Open Source
- Open Source
  Everything open source on GitHub.
  - Git
    The latest Git updates.
  - Maintainers
    Spotlighting open source maintainers.
  - Social impact
    How open source is driving positive change.
  - Gaming
    Explore open source games on GitHub.
- An introduction to innersource
  Organizations worldwide are incorporating open source methodologies into the way they build and ship their own software.
  Learn more
Security
- Security
  Stay up to date on everything security.
  - Application security
    Application security, explained.
  - Supply chain security
    Demystifying supply chain security.
  - Vulnerability research
    Updates from the GitHub Security Lab.
  - Web application security
    Helpful tips on securing web applications.
- The enterprise guide to AI-powered DevSecOps
  Learn about core challenges in DevSecOps, and how you can start addressing them with AI and automation.
  Learn more

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You can now name your fork when creating it

April 12, 2022

Previously, when you forked a repository the fork name would default to the same name as the parent repository. In some cases, that wasn't ideal because you wanted the fork to have a different name. Your only option was to rename the fork after it was created. Now you can customize the fork name at the same time you're creating it.

New fork page

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API to Sync Fork with Upstream

September 3, 2021

Forked repositories can now be synced with their upstream using the merge upstream API. For more info, see the documentation here.

You can also sync forks through the web UI, see here.

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Sync an out of date branch of a fork from the web

May 6, 2021

You can now use the web UI to synchronize an out of date branch of a fork with its upstream branch. If there are no merge conflicts between the branches, the fork's branch is updated either by fast-forwarding or by merging from the upstream's branch. If there are conflicts, you will be prompted to open a pull request to resolve.

Fetch upstream up to date, no conflict, and conflict flows

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