Welcoming CodePlex projects to GitHub
Earlier today, Microsoft announced the shutdown plans for CodePlex. We're working with the CodePlex team to streamline the experience of importing projects to GitHub for CodePlex users. As always, we…
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Invest in tools students can grow with: GitHub and RStudio for data science at Duke University
Data science is a melting pot of disciplines: students from Anthropology to Political Science to Education all sign up for the same course. It’s a challenge to keep the material…
Bug Bounty third anniversary wrap-up
In honor of our Bug Bounty Program's third birthday, we kicked off a promotional bounty period in January and February. In addition to bonus payouts, the scope of the bug…
Git LFS 2.0.0 released
Today we're announcing the next major release of Git LFS: v2.0.0. The official release notes have the complete list of all the new features, performance improvements, and more. In the…
Powerful new features for businesses on GitHub.com
Today we're introducing a new Business offering that brings SAML single sign-on, automated provisioning and deprovisioning, 24/5 support, and guaranteed uptime to GitHub.com. With direct access to our developer community…
Real-time feedback for students using continuous integration tools
For teachers it can be a challenge to get students the help they need exactly when they get stuck, especially in large courses. But when teachers use an automated testing…
New GitHub Terms of Service are in effect
Earlier this month, we gave you a preview of our Terms of Service update, and we asked for feedback from our community. You responded overwhelmingly! Thank you so much, everyone…
Discontinue support for weak cryptographic standards
Cryptographic standards are ever evolving. It is the canonical game of security cat and mouse, with attacks rendering older standards ill-suited, and driving the community to develop newer and stronger…
How CS50 uses GitHub to teach computer science
Professor David J. Malan, Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science at Harvard University, is dedicated to offering his students a robust learning experience. This post outlines how…
Announcing Open Source Guides
Participating in open source can be incredibly rewarding, but it's not always obvious how to make your first contribution, start a new project, or build an active community. To make…
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…
Introducing GitHub’s Inform and Act
To honor our commitment to inclusion, we are launching Inform and Act, a site dedicated to showcasing the work of organizations and projects that promote the free movement of people…
Join us for GitHub Satellite 2017: May 22-23 in London (UK)
Early bird ticket sales and CFP now open GitHub Satellite is the European edition of our flagship user and product conference, GitHub Universe. Satellite features two keynotes from GitHub leadership…
GitHub data, ready for you to explore with BigQuery
GitHub data is available for public analysis using Google BigQuery, and we’d like to help you take it for a spin. If you'd like to find out more about what…
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…
Save the date: GitHub Universe 2017
GitHub Universe returns in 2017, and we already have some surprises in store for you. Mark your calendars for October 10-12, 2017 at Pier 70 in San Francisco. Super Early…
Patchwork Hobart, Australia
We hope you will join us and our friends at linux.conf.au as we host a Patchwork on the isle of Tasmania, in the city of Hobart. The event is open…
Git Merge 2017: the full agenda is now live
The complete agenda for Git Merge 2017 is now live. Check it out. Learn how companies like Facebook, Microsoft, GitHub, Autodesk, Yubico, MIT, Atlassian, and the Software Freedom Conservancy are…
Orchestrator at GitHub
GitHub uses MySQL to store its metadata: Issues, Pull Requests, comments, organizations, notifications and so forth. While git repository data does not need MySQL to exist and persist, GitHub's service…
Git Merge 2017 tickets are now available
Tickets for Git Merge 2017 are now on sale :tada: Git Merge is the pre-eminent Git-focused conference: a full day offering technical talks and user case studies, plus a full…