Resolvable Conversations
You can now resolve conversations around code to collapse the thread and finally get that closure you've been looking for. Click on the "Resolve conversation" button to collapse a thread.…
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MySQL High Availability at GitHub
GitHub uses MySQL as its main datastore for all things non-git, and its availability is critical to GitHub's operation. The site itself, GitHub's API, authentication and more, all require database…
Multiple template choices
You can now choose an issue template from the interface before creating a new issue. This new functionality is now available for our users on the Developer, Team, and Business…
Issue template improvements
Bring more organization to your project contributions with these improvements to issue templates.
Mitigating replication lag and reducing read load with freno
At GitHub, we use MySQL as the main database technology backing our services. We run classic MySQL master-replica setups, where writes go to the master, and replicas replay master's changes asynchronously. To be able to serve our traffic we read data from the MySQL replicas.
Release Radar · October 2017
We’re kicking off Cyber Security month with a few projects to help up your security game with the tools and know-how to protect yourself from common vulnerabilities. These are the…
Integrating Git in Atom
Perform common Git operations without leaving the editor: stage changes, make commits, create and switch branches, resolve merge conflicts, and more.
A glimpse into GitHub’s Bug Bounty workflow
Last month, we announced the third anniversary of our Bug Bounty Program. While there's still time to disclose your findings through the program, we wanted to pull back the curtain…
Incident Report: Inadvertent Private Repository Disclosure
On Thursday, October 20th, a bug in GitHub’s system exposed a small amount of user data via Git pulls and clones. In total, 156 private repositories of GitHub.com users were…
The GitHub GraphQL API
GitHub announced a public API one month after the site launched. We've evolved this platform through three versions, adhering to RFC standards and embracing new design patterns to provide a clear and consistent interface.
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…
Delete merged branches from your phone
After we introduced the merge button on mobile, we heard from many of you that you'd love to be able to delete merged branches on your phone too. Now you…
GitHub Enterprise 11.10.310 Release
We're excited to announce the latest release of GitHub Enterprise. Along with a variety of general improvements and adjustments, this new release brings the following features from GitHub.com: Relative links…
Yummy cookies across domains
Last Friday we announced and performed a migration of all GitHub Pages to their own github.io domain. This was a long-planned migration, with the specific goal of mitigating phishing attacks…
Zen Writing Mode
At GitHub, we love finding new ways to help people get in the zone. Today we’re excited to announce a feature that we hope will do just that. You’ll now…
Easier builds and deployments using Git over HTTPS and OAuth
We first introduced OAuth2 tokens in the GitHub API starting in v3. Unlike usernames and passwords, OAuth tokens provide additional benefits: Revocable access. Tokens can be revoked at any time…
The RefLog – July 2012
In this edition of The RefLog, we talk with Bryan Helmkamp. A Rubyist, GitHub User #19, and creator of Code Climate. Matthew McCullough sat down with him to talk about…
GitHub Enterprise 11.10.260 Release
We're excited to announce the latest release of GitHub Enterprise. The response to the product since its launch last November has blown us away and we'd like to tell you…
Access your Event timelines and OAuth tokens through the API
Today we're announcing two new API features: Event Timeline access, and OAuth Authorizations. We've also tweaked the way mime types work in preparation for the finalization of API v3. …
Making GitHub More Open: Git-backed Wikis
We've been hearing a lot of great feedback regarding our current wiki system. Today, we're launching the first phase in a rollout of a completely rewritten Git-backed wiki system to…
Meet Nodeload, the new Download server
I recently launched the first GitHub node.js project: nodeload. Nodeload replaces the ruby git archive download server. Basically, any time you download a tarball or zip file of any repository…