Many people asked me about sharing my experience of becoming a GCE🚩 on the first attempt without any prior experience, so here it is.
It's my first time writing something like this, I hope it helps you out.
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🫵Now, it's your turn. How has inclusive tech transformed your coding journey? Share your experiences and aspirations. Together, we can code a better, more inclusive world!
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7/7 Meet Octo, a Seeing Eye puppy symbolizing GitHub's dedication to supporting visually impaired devs. This journey towards more inclusive tech is ongoing. We're just warming up, and together, we can make a difference. 🐶💖
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6/7: Our GitHub Next team introduced GitHub Copilot Voice, currently in technical preview, that empowers devs to code completely hands-free using only their voice. That’s a huge win for developers who have difficulty typing with their hands! 🤖🎙️
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5/7: And have you seen the site-wide color contrast enhancements for light and dark themes? All thanks to Primer, the GitHub Design System, which prioritizes accessibility. This helps everyone, regardless of visual ability, to code more comfortably.🌓🌈
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4/7: Let's talk upgrades: The new GitHub global keyboard navigation and screen reader code search experiences are designed with inclusivity in mind. This is inclusivity in action, breaking down barriers for developers with disabilities. 🎯 Full blog here:
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3/7: Be inspired by brilliant minds like Paul Chiou & Becky Tyler. They're breaking ground in accessibility automation and open-source coding. Their disabilities have fueled innovation and have shown us that barriers only inspire greater strides. 🚀
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2/7: Through initiatives like The ReadME Project, GitHub is providing a platform for disabled developers to share their stories, experiences and innovative contributions. Everyone has a story. Yours matters too! 🦾
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1/7 💡 Let's not only acknowledge, but truly understand and appreciate the immense value that #accessibility and #inclusivity bring to the 🌐 of coding. is paving the way, cultivating a space where all developers are celebrated.
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Ready to explore hundreds of thousands of popular GitHub projects? You’ll be lost without this amazing map from : anvaka.github.io/map-of-github.
Set sail from Clouderra to Vuetopia, travel from Rustland to Kubernation, or spend some time with React Natives 🤩 🗺
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Ready for a summer of coding fun? 🌞👩💻 Dive in at #GitHubSummerfest2023 on June 6! Surf through insightful demos, engaging Q&A sessions, and exciting virtual games.
Register now and let's make a splash with our coding skills:
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Just 1 week to Global Accessibility Day! It's like a video game: every barrier we smash is a level up! 🎮 Check out accessibility.day for cheat codes. Let's play! #GAAD #LevelUpAccessibility
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🥂 Here's to all our maintainers this month: Without you, our code would be like a ship without a captain, a keyboard without keys, a commit without a push. Keep being the heroes of our repos! #OSSNA #MaintainerMonth🥳
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Are you a student? Get a free year of 1Password and our Developer Tools with the Student Developer Pack.
Whether you’re coding, cramming for an exam, or collaborating with classmates, 1Password keeps your sensitive information secure.
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🚨 Big News 🚨 has joined the Student Developer Pack! The industry’s leading password manager is bringing their tools to students with a benefit designed for developers. 😎
Get your #StudentDeveloperPack at: gh.io/sdpnew
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Every student and teacher deserves the same access to GitHub Education offerings. We’ve enlisted GitHub’s Accessibility team to help identify areas for improving inclusivity. 🌎
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A year ago, teenagers at set out to build the greatest math game ever.
Today, SineRider enters public beta. Experience a mesmerizing world of puzzles infused with love and inspired by the TI-84 🔎.
Hello, world 💖 this is sinerider.com
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🐍 I dare you to post your highest score playing 's snake game made live in 15 minutes at #websummitRio using Copilot
👾 hubberboss.github.io/cobra/
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If you haven’t come across this free IoT course before, now it’s a great time to do so 👇
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For use with personal learning or in a classroom
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Celebrate Maintainer Month this May with open-source maintainers worldwide! Join workshops, podcasts, conferences, and let's appreciate their hard work and empower them to build a more sustainable open-source community 🌐
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We loved hearing your origin stories 💻 Thank you all for sharing with us 💚
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🎉 🚩Welcome to our newest GitHub Campus Experts! You're now on an exciting journey to empower and inspire tech communities. 💻🌐 To those who weren't selected this time, don't be discouraged. Keep learning, growing, and stay engaged. We're rooting for you!🌟
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What was the first programming language you learned, and why did you choose it?
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Level up your coding skills with #GitHubEducation Global Campus 🎓 Unlock free access to exclusive tools, resources, and opportunities designed to help you succeed in the world of tech. Join our growing community of future developers now:
education.github.com
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💥Streamline your coding experience with the GitHub Classroom CLI extension! 🎓💻
Install now: gh extension install github/gh-classroom
Explore classrooms & assignments easily! Check our blog for commands: gh.io/cli-classroom-🌐
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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 ’s Build conference in Seattle May 23-25, come join us
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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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At the University of Lagos for the @github #Octernships Career Fair where we shared about career opportunities for students in tech & opportunities around open source. @GitHubEducation @juanpflores_ #GithubOcternshipLagos
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There's been a lot of buzz around generative AI lately. But what exactly is it, and what does it mean for developers? 🤔 Check out this blog post to learn more the power of generative AI and how it's changing the way we work.
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Has #AI impacted your work, studies, or life in a game-changing way? 🤔 Share your stories & experiences with us! 🌍
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👀 Did you play the Secure Code Game yet? 🎉🔒 a FREE, hands-on training simulating what you do on a daily basis. Start playing now at gh.io/securecodegame 🎮 Read more at gh.io/blog-securecod
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🤯 Have you heard? There's a new Actions extension for VS Code that allows you to master workflows without leaving your IDE 🦾
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Want to know what’s going on with GitHub Copilot X? breaks down everything you need to know and more on this episode of The Download. ⬇️
youtube.com/watch?v=wNwa4G
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We’re loving the color change, friends! 🐙 Check out what a big difference continuous accessibility updates make for the product.
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