Mixed and uppercase topic redirects
We’ve removed a bit of friction for users who navigate topics by URL hacking. Instead of encountering a 404 page for URLs where the topics are mixed or uppercase (e.g.…
We’ve removed a bit of friction for users who navigate topics by URL hacking. Instead of encountering a 404 page for URLs where the topics are mixed or uppercase (e.g.…
The GitHub and Slack integration now supports the Deployments API, Checks API, and draft pull requests.
We’re sharing interviews from several open source contributors about their projects, challenges, and what a GitHub sponsorship means to them. This week, hear from Fatih Arslan.
Yarn now supports security alerts for public and private repositories.
To make language detection more robust and maintainable in the long run, we developed a machine learning classifier named OctoLingua based on an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) architecture which can handle language predictions in tricky scenarios.
GitHub Desktop 2.1 removes unused branches from your local repository after they’ve been merged and deleted on GitHub.com to help keep your branch list relevant and uncluttered. View the full…
You can now create repositories using the GitHub GraphQL API. Learn more about creating repositories via GraphQL
Previously, if a Git LFS user had a misconfigured local client it was possible that LFS files were added and locally referenced but not uploaded to the LFS data storage. Consequently,…
Help students and peers get the most out of pull request drafting, revising, (re)reviewing, and merging with draft pull requests.
Now, when a user with read-only access to a repository comments on an issue, a maintainer of that repository can assign the issue to that user. If the user does…
The newly shipped GitHut Audit log API allows you to make efficient queries for specific log data. Learn more about how to get started with the API.
We’ve added the following to the list of external funding platforms: Community Bridge Liberapay IssueHunt Otechie Include these using community_bridge: <project_name>, liberapay: <handle>, issuehunt: <handle>, or otechie: <handle>, respectively,…
Hello, this is Devon from the GitHub Sponsors Team! It’s been incredibly motivating for us to see the outpouring of enthusiasm for the launch and to hear your ideas for where you’d like to see it go from here. We’re just getting started, and your input is important to keep us going in the right direction.
If you create a user-owned repository, you will now be automatically watching it for updates. Forks will no longer be automatically watched, even if you are granted push access. Learn…
Jump to definition is now available for a subset of public repositories—supported in Go, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, and TypeScript. Hovering over function and method calls will expose jump-to-definition links for…
Resolve merge conflicts more easily, co-author commits to share credit with others, check out your GitHub pull requests, and more with the release of GitHub Desktop 2.0.
Make your portfolio shine with pinned gists.
Now, when you create a new repository, documentation will be within the list of default labels which you can add to issues and pull requests. Learn more about using default labels…
Users with write access to two repositories can now use issue transfer to move issues between them. Previously, only users with admin permissions on both repositories had the ability to transfer…
To make it easier for businesses to securely embrace open source and keep up with the best technology has to offer, we’re launching several improvements to GitHub Enterprise. These new features will support businesses as they work toward their goals, encourage open collaboration, and build trust at scale.
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