The latest blogs from GitHub

Open source software powers the internet. Anyone using a computer uses open source, either directly or indirectly. Although it has become the industry standard, getting involved isn’t always straightforward. Because…

Through dozens of global partnerships, GitHub is committed to investing in communities traditionally underrepresented in tech. As part of that initiative, we’re expanding our partnership with Maven, a national non-profit…

School may be (almost) out for summer, but we’re still adding to the Student Developer Pack. Sentry is now offering error reporting to new and existing pack members—send up to…

Whether you need something to wear for a beach vacation or some heat hibernation, your shirt of the summer is here—now with more glow. Check out the GitHub Drip Tee…

Last week, we hosted our first ever GitHub Constellation event in Tokyo. 200 software enthusiasts joined us to hear talks from GitHub engineers, customers and partners. In case you missed…

We’re introducing two new tools to help maintain and grow open source communities. Recommended community standards As an open source project grows beyond code, it can be difficult to maintain…

Now you can use multiple levels of nested teams to reflect your group or company’s hierarchy within your GitHub organization, making your organization’s permissions structure clearer and easier to manage.…

Feedback is essential to the learning process. Input from an expert at the right time can make all the difference in a software project. In past programming classes, Professor John…

Join us for a Patchwork in beautiful Guadalajara, Mexico! This evening workshop is open to Git and GitHub beginners, as well as mentors who want to help others learn. We’ll…

It’s easy to explore code in your browser when you visit a GitHub repository, but you often want to pull that code directly into the appropriate editor and try it…

It’s time for Open Source Show and Tell! This Friday, June 9th, stop by the Google Launchpad in San Francisco to share your open source work and learn from others.…

The latest GitHub Enterprise release is here with updates for developers and admins alike. Customizable workflows and advanced project tracking help your team do more at every step of the…

The latest GitHub Enterprise release is here with updates for developers and admins alike. Customizable workflows and advanced project tracking help your team do more at every step of the…

We just released an open data set for the open source community, researchers, and curious data wonks to study. The data includes responses from 5,500 open source participants randomly sampled…

Thanks to everyone who joined us in London for Satellite last week. Now, we’re heading to Tokyo to meet more developers and business leaders at Constellation on June 6. If…

At GitHub we recently revamped how we do DNS from the ground up. This included both how we interact with external DNS providers and how we serve records internally to…

When issue or pull request discussions get heated, sometimes a solution can’t be reached until everyone has had time to cool down. Now, with interaction limits, maintainers can temporarily limit…

After several years of providing in-person and remote training, the GitHub Training Team is bringing their classroom experience to your laptop. The team is hosting live, virtual private classes designed…

Mikaela Marciales, a junior at Lowell High School in San Francisco and member of the JROTC, reflects on her projects in AP computer science as equal parts expression and fun—in…

GitHub Universe, our flagship product and community conference, is just a few months away on October 10-12 at Pier 70 in San Francisco. Secure your spot with an early bird…

With the new project card filtering feature, you can find the cards you’re looking for at lightning speed—no matter how big your project is or how many contributors it has.…