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Jun 21

GitHub Copilot helps you get better focus and build faster by instantly suggesting code—and is now available for developers everywhere.

GitHub Copilot is generally available to all developers | The GitHub Blog

We’re making GitHub Copilot, an AI pair programmer that suggests code in your editor, generally available to all developers for $10 USD/month or $100 USD/year. It will also be free to use for...

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Hate repetitive tasks?

@kartar

suggests using GitHub Actions to automate away frustration.

Build a CI/CD workflow with Github Actions

Focus on adding cool features and leave tests, linting/style checks, code coverage, building artifacts, and new releases to GitHub Actions. @kartar explains how:

Check out our latest transparency report where we share an in-depth look at how we respond to requests for user info and content removal while minimizing disruption to code collaboration.

2022 Transparency Report: January to June | The GitHub Blog

We’re reporting on a six-month period rather than annually to increase our level of transparency. For this report, we’ve continued with the more granular reporting we began in our 2021 reports.

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Struggling to decode TypeScript errors?

@mattpocockuk

made it easy to understand TypeScript errors by building a TypeScript Error Translator. Watch the full video as Matt converts

and

@itsthatladydev

into TypeScript pros: github.co/3Qs1fGa

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Aug 15

You can now close an issue with a reason 👍

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Aug 14

We have a fantastic lineup for this year's Git Merge conference in Chicago, IL Sep 14 - 15 🤩 Space is limited so get your ticket while you can: git-merge.com

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Aug 14

Looking for a Sunday read? Take a deep dive into functional programming and how it's finding its way into more codebases.

Functional programming is finally going mainstream

With origins that stretch back to the late 1950s, functional programming might seem dated—but it can be a boon for growing teams working with large codebases. Read more from @klintron:

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Aug 13

Looking for something to fun and free to play this weekend? If you liked the Command and Conquer series, Dune II, and Total Annihilation then you will love Beyond All Reason (BAR) - an open source RTS game for Windows and Linux: beyondallreason.info.

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Aug 12

⏰ JS13K kicks off tomorrow with the secret theme announcement. Tune in to the livestream for intro to some libraries and templates you can use in the competition: - Kontra.js with

@StevenKLambert

- LittleJS with

@KilledByAPixel

- Goodluck with

@stas

meetup.com/js13kgames/eve

Image promoting JS13K breakout session on August 13th at 6 PM CEST.

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Aug 12

Sometimes get lost in your code? Check out the awesome new experimental "Sticky Scroll" setting in GitHub Codespaces and

@code

- helps you see exactly where you are in your file and quickly navigate up.

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Aug 12

In need of some open source emoji for your apps or websites?

@Microsoft

can help you with that. Check out over 1500 open source graphics for you to use, remix and adapt.

GitHub - microsoft/fluentui-emoji

Contribute to microsoft/fluentui-emoji development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Taking the Pain Out of Securing Your Code: A Native, Automated Approach

Aug 11

Securing your code shouldn't be painful. Dependabot brings automation to finding and fixing vulnerabilities in your code. 🙌 Enabling takes only a minute, so why not try it today?

dev.to

Today, it is more important than ever to take steps to secure your code. As a developer, you want to...

Aug 11

This Open Source Friday

is chatting with

@pedrosanders_

to learn how he made an open source alternative to Twilio 🤯 . Learn how you can use

@fonoster

for voice and text communication. See you on twitch.tv/github on Friday, August 12 at 1 pm ET.

Congrats to

, & more for shipping major version updates in July 🙌 Read about their projects & updates: github.blog/2022-08-05-rel Planning on a release this August? Submit your project to be featured: releaseradar.github.com

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Aug 11

Dead? Dated? Not Java. After nearly 30 years, you might expect the language to be slowing down or showing wear and tear, but nothing could be further from the truth.

Don’t call it a comeback: Why Java is still champ

Java has been declared dead many times—and yet, it’s still going strong, undergoing what some might call a renaissance from both a technology and ecosystem perspective. Learn more on The ReadME Pro...

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🔴 LIVE in 10: Starting a startup is tough, but it doesn’t have to be impossible. Join Alex Malebranche for a live and interactive chat on getting the most out of GitHub at the different stages of your growth.

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GitHub for Startups: Your Partner in Entrepeneurship

GitHub for Startups is the partner of choice for tech startups. We provide access and support to GitHub's best products, so you can focus on building your bu...

Aug 10

Stay secure when using third-party GitHub Actions. Check out these tips from

@jkcso

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Aug 10

Thinking of participating in #JS13K but don't know where to start? Check out this tiny tutorial on building games with Kontra.js: dev.to/github/build-a

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! 🚀 Astro 1.0 provides a web framework for building fast, content-focused websites. Find out more: astro.build/blog/astro-1/.

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Aug 9

How do you break apart the "maintainer monolith" to make independent open source accessible and sustainable?

@Swyx

thinks it's time to start looking outside tech for inspiration.

Breaking apart the monolith

Maintainers are expected to be consummate generalists, but in order for open source to be sustainable, @swyx suggests we rethink this and start with a simple file called MAINTAINERS.md:

Aug 9

You can now use Actions to orchestrate publishing a static web app to GitHub Pages with the framework of your choice.

Create a No-Touch QR Code Menu with GitHub Pages

illustrates how by building a no-touch QR code menu with Astro, Next.js, and Tailwind CSS.

dev.to

I created a no-touch QR Code menu using GitHub Pages, and I built different versions of the menu with...

Aug 9

GitHub will now send Dependabot alerts for vulnerable GitHub Actions, making it even easier to stay up to date and fix security vulnerabilities in your actions workflows. 🔒

Dependabot now alerts for vulnerable GitHub Actions | The GitHub Blog

GitHub Actions gives teams access to powerful, native CI/CD capabilities right next to their code hosted in GitHub. Starting today, GitHub will send a Dependabot alert for vulnerable GitHub Actions,...

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is an open source low code tool that generates backend code, REST APIs, GraphQL, and API documentation. Learn more as

@MichaelSolati

shows

how low code can empower developers. youtu.be/FR9WWLusDlU

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Today we opened an RFC with a proposal of how npm can collaborate with

@projectsigstore

to link packages to their source and build, a significant improvement to the supply chain security of the JavaScript ecosystem.

New request for comments on improving npm security with Sigstore is now open | The GitHub Blog

Supply chain attacks exploit our implicit trust of open source to hurt developers and our customers. Read our proposal for how npm will significantly reduce supply chain attacks by signing packages...

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Git Merge 2022 | Sep 14 - 15, 2022 | Chicago, IL

Aug 8

Git Merge tickets are on sale now! Check out the website for the complete list of speakers and sessions:

git-merge.com

Git Merge is a conference dedicated to the version control tool that started it all—and the people who use it every day.

Enterprise users can now check out the security overview to see a centralized view of security risk across the hundreds—or even thousands—of repositories they work on ✅

All GitHub Enterprise users now have access to the security overview | The GitHub Blog

Today, we’re expanding access to the GitHub security overview! All GitHub Enterprise customers now have access to the security overview, not just those with GitHub Advanced Security. Additionally,...

Js13kGames - HTML5 and JavaScript Game Development Competition in just 13 kilobytes

Aug 8

Enjoy a challenge? Ready for a round of code golf? You'll love JS13K - a coding competition challenging participants to build a game using ≤ 13kB of JavaScript. It all kicks off on August 13th. Find out more at js13kgames.com 🕹

js13kgames.com

Js13kGames is a JavaScript coding competition for HTML5 game developers. The fun part of the compo is the file size limit set to 13 kilobytes.

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Aug 7

Deploy any static site to GitHub Pages 🙌

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Aug 7

Looking for a long Sunday read to go with your ☕️? How about diving into how Rust is making it easier to build safer software?

How Rust developers are making the web safer

The Rust programming language makes it easier to build safer software. What will it take to Rust All the Things?

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We’ve got to-do lists for just about everything. 📝 But did you know you could use GitHub Projects to organize your personal productivity? See how some of us use Projects for tracking our own work. github.blog/2022-07-21-tip

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What are you focused on learning right now? From Rust and Python to Italian, here's what our community of maintainers are educating themselves on. Read more of their stories here: github.com/readme

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Interested in learning to play piano? Scratch that itch with a MIDI keyboard and this incredible little free and open source app from

@zanehelton

: github.com/ZaneH/piano-tr 🎹 We just can't believe this wasn't written in… C#! *ba-dum-tss* 🥁

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Screenshot of Piano Trainer showing support for multiple languages.

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Looking to level up your shell scripts? All you need is a bit of gum! See the README at github.com/charmbracelet/ for lots of great and practical examples.

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From hosting private packages in a private repo to tightening your security profile with GITHUB_TOKEN, here are 5️⃣ simple ways you can streamline your workflow with GitHub Packages. 👏

5 simple things you can do with GitHub Packages to level up your workflows | The GitHub Blog

From hosting private packages in a private repository to tightening your security profile with GITHUB_TOKEN, here are five simple ways you can streamline your workflow with GitHub Packages.

The original host of Open Source Friday is back, but this time as a guest to show us his project, Open Sauced.

@bdougieYO

is empowering developers to work in the open. Join us on twitch.tv/github on August 5 at 1 pm ET RSVP: bit.ly/3zXugnl

Unlock the value of open source with Brian Douglas, Founder and CEO of Open Sauced and Rizel Scarlett, Developer Advocate at GitHub

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If you’ve used GitHub Actions, you’ve probably used this one but have you ever read the docs? Learn how to checkout multiple repos, get the PR HEAD commit message instead of the merge commit, use submodules, Git-LFS and more.

GitHub - actions/checkout: Action for checking out a repo

Action for checking out a repo. Contribute to actions/checkout development by creating an account on GitHub.

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What is functional programming and what are the rules of using it?

@Cassidoo

takes a deep dive into functional programming and why it's actually easier than you think.

Functional Programming 101

Often mistaken as a concept you should reserve for later in your career, functional programming can actually be an important and accessible part of your toolkit from day one. @cassidoo explains:

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