Git Merge 2017 recap
This week more than 350 Git enthusiasts convened in Brussels for Git Merge 2017, and hundreds more tuned in from around the world via live stream. The conference brought together…
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CARTO adds data insights to the Student Developer Pack
CARTO is the newest addition to the GitHub Student Developer Pack. CARTO is a powerful open platform for discovering and predicting key insights underlying the world's location data. It's a…
Flatiron School joins the GitHub Student Developer Pack
Flatiron School has joined the Student Developer Pack to offer students one free month of their Community-Powered Bootcamp, a flexible online course in web development. The Community-Powered Bootcamp is a…
Git Merge scholarships and more
Brussels will play host to Git Merge 2017 in February, and planning is already well underway. We're building Git Merge to be welcoming to and supportive of everyone in the…
GitKraken joins the Student Developer Pack
GitKraken is now part of the Student Developer Pack. Students can manage Git projects in a faster, more user-friendly way with GitKraken's Git GUI for Windows, Mac, and Linux. GitKraken…
Operation Code: connecting tech and veterans
Today is Veteran’s Day here in the United States, or Remembrance Day in many places around the world, when we recognize those who have served in the military. Today many…
Get testing with Taplytics in the Student Developer Pack
Taplytics is now offering mobile testing to students in the Student Developer Pack. Taplytics helps mobile developers create great experiences through: A/B testing, push notifications, and custom analytics. As part…
Back to school: monitoring with Datadog
Datadog is now offering their Pro plan to students in the Student Developer Pack. With Datadog, you'll be able to see metrics from all your apps, tools, and services. The…
Back to school: Get translations with Transifex
Transifex is now offering translation and localization software to students in the Student Developer Pack. Transifex is a cloud-based platform built to help you manage the translation and localization of…
Are you new around here? Introducing an on-demand course in GitHub basics
If you'd like to start using GitHub or just see what it's all about, we're kicking off a new way for you to learn the basics. Introduction to GitHub is…
GitHub Universe Community Partners
Community Partners are helping us build a diverse, inclusive environment at GitHub Universe. We select partners based on several criteria but the three main questions we ask ourselves when reaching…
Interview with Olivia Ross, Black Girls CODE alumna and game designer
Olivia Ross is a high school sophomore at Phillips Exeter Academy. After teaching herself to code in junior high, she found herself addicted to this new medium for her creativity.…
Back to School: Learn Fundamentals of Web Development with Thinkful
Thinkful is now offering their Fundamentals of Web Development course to Student Developer Pack members. As a student, you will receive two weeks of 1-on-1 mentorship from a professional software…
Building your first Atom plugin
Authored by GitHub Campus Expert @NickTikhonov. This tutorial will teach you how to write your first package for the Atom text editor. We'll be building a clone of Sourcerer, a…
GitHub’s 2015 Transparency Report
Last year, we wrote up our 2014 Transparency Report, the first report of its kind we've been able to do. It's important to continue to update our community on the…
GitHub Campus Experts – Technology leadership at your school
The student developer community is thriving thanks to hardworking student leaders like Josh Simpson. They organize tech talks, write tutorials, plan meetups, teach workshops, host office hours, produce hackathons, and…
The 2016 Dodgeball Tournament raised $50,045
On Sunday, June 5th, nine companies showed up at Palega Recreation Center in hopes of bringing home the Octotrophy which—since 2013—had been with the long-standing champions, Heroku. Thanks to Constanza…
Support LGBTQ organizations with the Pridetocat and Transtocat shirts
With the purchase of a Pridetocat or Transtocat shirt or tank top you will be assisting Transgender Law Center, TGI Justice Project, El/La Para TransLatinas, Trans Lifeline, and Alliance Health…
Diversity and Inclusion at GitHub
At GitHub our goal is to help everyone build better software. To do that, we know we must create a company where anyone, regardless of what they look like or…
2016 Dodgeball Tournament: Play – Sponsor – Donate!
We're looking forward to seeing you at the 2016 Dodgeball Tournament for friendly competition, team bonding, the chance to take home the OctoTrophy, and best of all, the opportunity to…
Supporting the student hacker community
To stimulate the growth and show our support of the student hacker community, we've partnered with Major League Hacking (MLH) to provide each new member hackathon with a $1,000 grant…