The latest blogs from GitHub

With the first ever GitHub Universe only a few short days away, we wanted to give you an overview of some of the cool stuff we have planned that you…

Patchwork Manila Join us for a Patchwork hack night on October 22, that will be co-hosted with our friends at Ateneo de Manila University. GitHubbers @meatcoder and @donal, as well…

You’ve been able to attach images to issues and pull request comments for awhile. Now we’ve expanded that feature to include: Microsoft Word .docx Microsoft Powerpoint .pptx Microsoft Excel .xlsx…

If you’re inspired by collaborative software design, be sure to check out these GitHub Universe sessions, which will explore how open source continues to change the way developers build great…

Classroom for GitHub is available now, making it easier than ever to teach with GitHub. Thousands of teachers use GitHub in their courses every day. They distribute starter repositories, give…

The Systems Team at GitHub works to solve complex bugs and performance bottlenecks at the lowest levels of our infrastructure. Over the past two years we’ve undertaken a major project…

Like many sites, GitHub uses a content delivery network (CDN) to serve static assets such as JavaScript, CSS, and images to our users. The CDN makes web browsing faster by…

We wanted to involve sponsoring companies in memorable ways at or our inaugural GitHub Universe conference. On October 1-2, you can expect to enjoy art installations, delicious coffee and juice,…

With Subresource Integrity (SRI), using GitHub is safer than ever. SRI tells your browser to double check that our Content Delivery Network (CDN) is sending the right JavaScript and CSS…

You’ve been asking for it, and we’re ready to share the complete GitHub Universe schedule. Each day will start off at 8:30AM with registration and breakfast. You’ll want to be…

There are many cloud services that support automated code deployment from GitHub. In this post, we’re going to be taking a look at connecting a GitHub repository to a Microsoft…

As VP of GitHub’s Social Impact team, I am thrilled to share some news about our upcoming conference. Conferences like GitHub Universe represent an opportunity for people from all over…

If you publish a blog using GitHub pages, it’s now easier for others to subscribe to updates. The Jekyll Feed plugin, now available to all GitHub Pages sites, can automatically…

It’s all too easy to force push to the wrong branch, overwriting someone else’s changes with your own. Sometimes it results in losing work (unless you know how to undo…

GitHub Universe will feature over 30 speakers from a wide range of industries. These technical leaders will share how their teams collaborate and build great software. We’ve got a preview…

Our next Patchwork hack night will be on September 3, 2015, and will be co-hosted with our friends at dots in Tokyo, Japan. GitHubbers @aitchabee, @dice, @ikeike443, @michaeltwofish, @haileys, and…

GitHub Universe is bringing the GitHub community together on October 1st & 2nd at Pier 70 in San Francisco. Universe is two full days on how to build, collaborate, and…

Patchwork Prague Our next Patchwork hack night will be on Saturday, August 29, and will be co-hosted with our friends at NODE5 in Prague, Czech Republic. If you’re in town…

Recently we took a look at the popularity of programming languages used on GitHub.com. Below is a graph that shows the change in rank of languages since GitHub launched in…

The comparison graph is the centerpiece of GitHub Desktop. It both drives the interaction with your branch and shows you the effects of your changes relative to a base branch.…

The new GitHub Desktop is now available. It’s a fast, easy way to contribute to projects from OS X and Windows. Whether you’re new to GitHub or a seasoned user,…