No Conversation Left Behind
If you’re anything like us, you get involved in lots of conversations on GitHub over the course of your day. Sometimes, a good conversation from earlier in the day is…
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News & insights
Resources for developers seeking to stay informed about the latest industry trends, research, and updates from GitHub. Explore research and surveys that delve into various aspects of software development and open source communities—and Octoverse, which provides detailed annual analyses of open source and public projects across GitHub.
Switch your picture with ease
Good news, everyone! Changing your public profile picture just got easier. Click the “Account Settings” icon in the header. Upload a picture of your awesome new haircut. Crop the picture…
GitHub Drinkup in Oxford (UK)
GitHub is coming to Oxford! Come join @arfon at Raoul’s on Tuesday, March 25th at 7:30pm and enjoy some of the finest 🍻 🍸 🍷 in Oxford (UK). The Facts:…
Patchwork Night
Next Thursday, March 27th, we’re hosting another Patchwork night at GitHub HQ! Patchwork nights are hands-on learning Git and GitHub. Patchwork night is great for people new to Git and…
Recent activity for authentication credentials
In addition to seeing your browser session activity, you can now view activity for your SSH keys and OAuth tokens as well. SSH key activity Find the most recent activity…
Showcasing interesting projects in Explore
We love watching trending repositories on GitHub every day. All kinds of interesting projects bubble up and there is always something new to catch your eye. We want to collect…
Wellington Bowl-Up
There are a few GitHubbers in NZ at the moment, and we we’d love to catch up with everyone! But this time, we are going to do something a little…
Nashville Training and Drinkup
GitHub is coming to Music City! Come join us at the Emma Bistro on Monday, March 24th when we’ll be hosting a training session on the basics of Git and…
Update on Julie Horvath’s Departure
This weekend, GitHub employee Julie Horvath spoke publicly about negative experiences she had at GitHub that contributed to her resignation. I am deeply saddened by these developments and want to…
Repository metadata and plugin support for GitHub Pages
We’ve added several commonly requested features, making GitHub Pages an even better place to host websites for you and your projects. Repository metadata First, Jekyll sites on GitHub Pages now…
Denial of Service Attacks
On Tuesday, March 11th, GitHub was largely unreachable for roughly 2 hours as the result of an evolving distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. I know that you rely on…
Passion Projects Short Documentary: Timoni West
We’re now 11 installments into our talk series Passion Projects, which we created to help surface and celebrate the work of incredible women in the tech industry. We sat down…
Timezone-aware contribution graphs
Today we’ve made your contribution graphs timezone-aware. GitHub is used everywhere and we want to reflect that in our features. If you happen to work from Japan, Australia or Ulan…
Passion Projects with Selena Deckelmann
Join us on Thursday, March 13th, to welcome Selena Deckelmann to the stage for the March edition and one year anniversary of Passion Projects!  Selena Deckelmann is a major…
Use all your favorite tools with GitHub
To build and ship great software, you need to use the best tools available. From homegrown systems to third-party applications, integrating those tools with GitHub means better collaboration around projects,…
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