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Mar 22

GitHub Copilot is already helping developers code faster in their IDEs. But what’s next? Our answer is GitHub Copilot X. It’s our vision for the future of AI-powered software development. Check it out ⬇️

GitHub Copilot X: The AI-powered developer experience | The GitHub Blog

GitHub Copilot is evolving to bring chat and voice interfaces, support pull requests, answer questions, and adopt OpenAI's GPT-4.

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Octocat plushies, Mona figurines, and more! 🌟 thegithubshop.com/collectibles

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Apr 21

Driven to put African open source on the map,

@ikegahruth

stresses the value of connecting those who want to contribute with the resources they need.

Once indifferent about computers, Ruth Ikegah put in the time, patience, and work to become a force for change in open source, and is now connecting other Africans with the resources they need to s...

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Join us at

HQ next Tuesday for a Lunch & Learn with

@42crunch

to discuss best practices for secure API development. RSVP here: resources.github.com/github-rsa-wor. #RSAC #GitHubatRSA

Apr 21

Join GitHub for Startups for a conversation on the state of open source with industry leaders from GitHub and our special guest,

@JosephJacks_

, founder at OSS Capital. Register here. ⬇️ resources.github.com/github-for-sta

Apr 21

We just launched Custom Deployment Protection Rules! 🎉 Learn how to use Datadog's github app to enable deployment protection rules here: youtu.be/rfpoAg0CbWU

🤨 Intrigued? Here’s a breakdown of how these tools are built and how they’re changing software development:

How generative AI is changing the way developers work | The GitHub Blog

Rapid advancements in generative AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot are accelerating the next wave of software development. Here’s what you need to know.

Developers are using generative AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot to: 🏃‍♀️Get a head start on complex code translation tasks 🧑‍💻Code more efficiently ✨Tackle new problems and get creative 🔍Find answers without leaving their IDEs ✅Build better test coverage

🌠Developers can use generative AI tools to focus more on what they want to build across code, content, and even design.

🔗Generative AI coding tools are powered by large language models (LLMs). Today’s state-of-the-art LLMs are transformers, which makes them adept at connecting tokens, big-picture thinking, and scaling. The results are coding and content suggestions that are contextually relevant.

🌐Generative AI coding tools are trained on large amounts of code across programming languages. They’re trained to process data like humans do—by recognizing patterns, making connections, and drawing inferences with limited guidance.

How is generative AI affecting software developers? A thread 🧵

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GitHub Projects Roadmaps are now generally available! 🎉 Learn how to track important milestones and dates by watching the full youtube video here: youtu.be/D80u__nYYWw

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Worried about code quality and reliability in your release process? With GitHub Actions and Deployment Protection Rules, you don't have to be! Set up rigorous, streamlined processes to ensure only the highest-quality code makes it into production.

Announcing GitHub Actions Deployment Protection Rules, now in public beta | The GitHub Blog

Create and share your own deployment protection rules, or use the rules from our great partners, like Datadog, Honeycomb, New Relic, NodeSource, Sentry, and ServiceNow, to control your deployments...

Apr 20

Wow! Bring your drawings (or your children’s) to life with this novel app and algorithm from

@hjessmith

and friends: fairanimateddrawings.com 🖍

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Apr 20

Check out the latest fixes and improvements to pull request merge queue (in public beta now), including API support for managing your queue programmatically. ✅ github.blog/changelog/2023

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Apr 20

Instead of taking days to onboard developers,

@TK

and the team at

@Duolingo

have created a minutes-long process with GitHub Codespaces.

Simplifying developer onboarding with a few clicks

Learn how Duolingo migrated to GitHub Codespaces, streamlining their software development process. Discover the benefits of remote development and how to securely grant access to private resources.

starting today, developers building npm projects on

@GitHub

Actions can request a provenance statement to be published alongside their package, giving consumers a verifiable way to link a package back to its source repository and build instructions.

Introducing npm package provenance | The GitHub Blog

How to verifiably link npm packages to their source repository and build instructions.

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Apr 19

“Quick and painless” and “a massive step forward.” See why maintainers are enabling private vulnerability reporting on their open source repos.

Private vulnerability reporting now generally available | The GitHub Blog

Open source maintainers and security researchers embrace a new best practice to report and fix vulnerabilities.

Cybersecurity is a global team sport. GitHub is proud to endorse the

@cybertechaccord

industry principles to curb the rising threat of cyber mercenaries.

GitHub joins industry commitment to curb cyber mercenaries | The GitHub Blog

GitHub is proud to join 40 companies endorsing the Cybersecurity Tech Accord principles limiting offensive operations in cyberspace.

Apr 18

Learn how nuclear science organizations are using open source to take their projects to the next level.

Open source is fueling the future of nuclear physics

A look at the open source artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and high performance computing (HPC) tools used in the nuclear fusion ignition breakthrough at Lawerence Livermore Labs.

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Apr 18

Make your repositories more secure and compliant at scale. Repository rules are now in public beta! 🥳 github.blog/changelog/2023

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Apr 18

Think your GitHub admins need a few more guard rails?

@niekos77

shows you how to mimic sudo with GitHub Actions to promote and demote admins.

Safer GitHub administration through IssueOps

How to use GitHub Actions to automatically promote and demote repository admins, just like using sudo to control permissions in Linux.

Apr 17

Commenting on files in a pull request is now generally available! 🎉 Comment directly on deleted, renamed, and binary files (like images) in a pull request from the web or GitHub Mobile. github.blog/changelog/2023

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The generative AI in GitHub Copilot can help you and your team improve velocity, increase job satisfaction, and write more code by writing less code. ✅ Join us on Wednesday for a live event around GitHub Copilot. Sign up here: gh.io/dayjob/s1e3

Apr 15

The GitHub Social Impact team has been nominated for a Webby for the Digital Development Compass. 🥳 It was built by GitHub employees alongside the United Nations Development Programme to explore the digital readiness of nations. Vote for it here. ➡️ gh.io/AAke3gw

Phaser HTML5 Game Framework

Apr 14

Happy 10th birthday to Phaser–a stunning HTML5 framework for building games by

@photonstorm

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@phaser_

It has been 10 years since the very first release of Phaser! And to celebrate we bring you v3.60. Our biggest release EVER. Read all about it here patreon.com/posts/phaser-3 and thank you to everyone who is part of the Phaser community, past, present and future.

Microsoft Build–Join us May 23–25, 2023

Apr 14

Do you want to learn how to get the most out of GitHub Copilot, get hands-on experience and hear all about the future of AI in development? We’ll be in person at

@microsoft

’s Build conference in Seattle May 23-25, come join us

build.microsoft.com

Learn to harness what's next for developers with expert speakers and sessions.

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What advice would you give to a junior engineer wanting to advance to senior?

@jeromehardaway

shares his essential tips for career success.

Junior to senior: An action plan for engineering career success

A guide providing actionable tips on how to transition from a junior to senior software engineer. Learn the essential technical competencies and communication skills needed to succeed, including th...

This year's Gamedev.js Jam theme is TIME. Build an HTML5 game between now and April 26th for fun and a chance to win prizes! 🎮 itch.io/jam/gamedevjs-

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Take a break from your build and create an Octocat that’s all you, from whisker tip to tail.

Love Mona as much as we do? Share your pic with us. 👇

Worn like a badge of honor, Mona can be found stuck onto laptops, displayed proudly as a figurine on a workspace, and even tattooed on a few of her biggest fans around the globe. She’s our GitHub mascot and developer avatar. Happy 15th to you, Mona.

Did you know that you can even build your own Octocat?

myoctocat.com

Build your own octocat

Mona is not the only Octocat, in fact, 100s of Octocats have been created in the last 15 years, along with their very own planet.

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Why is Mona called Mona? Good question, here's her origin story, dreamt up by the 7 year old daughter of a GitHub developer.

Text says, Once upon a time, there was a cat who’s name was Monalisa. Monalisa and her owner went to the beach. When Monalisa got to the beach, her owner Kelly gave her goggles so Monalisa could swim and see what was in the ocean. When Monalisa went in the water she found lots of fish. When Monalisa was swimming she was so exited she opened her mouth and swouloed a coral that made you grow legs like a octapus but keep your normal face. So Monalisa grew legs and became Mrs. Monalisa octocat. [sic]

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We (and Mona the Octocat) turned 15 this week. Mona originally started life as a stock image bought for our 404 page. Back then we never imagined she’d grow into the international developer superstar she is today. Take a look back at 15 years of Mona with us.

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The dapperoctocat - An Octocat wearing a brown suit with an astronaut helmet on its head.

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A close up of Mona's face putting goggles on her eyes and looking serious.

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Mona standing on a small rock planet with grass underfoot. She's holding a machine and looking at a butterfly that's been digitally created above her.

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- Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead - Starship Olympics - Fly Dangerous - OpenRA All that and more from the world of games and open source in GitHub Game Bytes 🎮 github.blog/2023-04-07-gam

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Check out The ReadME Podcast’s latest episode for a dive into quantum leaps in tech, with

@klintron

discussing open source’s role in nuclear fusion and

@JeromeHardaway

sharing career advice, plus tips for Git and GitHub beginners with

@itsthatladydev

On this episode of The ReadME Podcast learn about the role open source played in a recent nuclear fusion breakthrough, get practical advice on fortifying your career against unforeseen forces, and ...

Fusing tech and progress