Goodbye, Uploads
In addition to providing downloadable source code archives, GitHub previously allowed you to upload files (separate from the versioned files) in the repository, and make it available for download in…
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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.
Welcome to a New Gist
At GitHub we love using Gist to share code. Whether it’s a simple snippet or a full app, Gist is a great way to get your point across. And the…
SF Drinkup #42
The holiday season is upon us! While Jack Frost may not be nipping at our noses here in San Francisco, we can still enjoy a few drinks by a roaring…
Toronto Drinkup
I’m in town for a workshop at the University of Toronto. Come on by The Rhino for some beers (on us, of course!) and merriment as we prepare for the…
UPDATE: London Drinkup – 12/12/12
Update – Change in venue We have a few Cali based hubbers in the great city of London this week and we want to buy you a pint or three.…
GitHub system status API
Today we’re releasing a new system status API to serve up status info in a delicious JSON flavor.
Issue attachments
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Reducing words is one of our top priorities at GitHub HQ, so we’re releasing image attachments for issues today. Update: Oh,…
New Enterprise.GitHub.com
Today, we’re launching a completely redesigned homepage for GitHub Enterprise, the private, installable version of GitHub running on your servers. Beyond the visual changes, we’ve tightened up the copy to…
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…
New Status Site
We just launched a new status.github.com. Downtime is important Even if you’re shooting for five nines — 99.999% uptime — you’re still going to have to account for five minutes…
Network problems last Friday
On Friday, November 30th, GitHub had a rough day. We experienced 18 minutes of complete unavailability along with sporadic bursts of slow responses and intermittent errors for the entire day.…
Sydney Drinkup
For the last stop of the YOW! circuit we’ll have four hubbers in Sydney this week. @barrbrain, @holman, @rodjek, and myself are organizing a drinkup. You should drop by. When…
Tidying up after Pull Requests
At GitHub, we love to use Pull Requests all day, every day. The only trouble is that we end up with a lot of defunct branches after Pull Requests have…
Brisbane Drinkup
@holman and I are in Brisbane for the second stop of YOW!. When This Monday, December 3 — tomorrow! — at 8:30pm. Where The Plough Inn Tavern at Building 29,…
Game Off Deadline Extended
The GitHub Game Off is coming to an end. There are almost 1337 forks and a ton of great looking games already. The judges can’t wait to dive in! We’ve…
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