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Aug 31

Aaaaaand we’re back! 🎉 #GitHubUniverse 2022 👇 🗓 Nov. 9-10 ✌️ In-person and virtual 🎨 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco 🐦 20% off early bird tickets! 👉 github.co/3edd84R

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Now you can have polls in GitHub Discussions: Checkout

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Gauge interest in a new feature, determine the best time for a meetup, or even find out what kind of cake is best with polls in GitHub Discussions. 🍰 🍰 🍰

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GitHub Discussions now features polls where your community can vote on popular questions and topics.Learn more: Presented by: Evi Liu and MishMannersAs alway...

So you've got yourself a large Git repo. Just like sharding an application database, there are many ways to split a repository, with various trade-offs. Read about them in this final installment of our blog series on Git's internals. ⬇️

Git's database internals V: scalability | The GitHub Blog

This fifth and final part of our blog series exploring Git's internals shows several strategies for scaling your Git repositories that match related database sharding techniques.

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Looking to contribute to an open source project? Check out

@saucedopen

🍕 - an open source unlocking the value of open source contributors AND maintainers. Learn more how

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is empowering developers in open source! 💪

Open Source Monthly: August 2022 Edition | The GitHub Blog

This month's featured open source project, Open Sauced, connects contributors and maintainers through analytical insights.

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✨ Ticket sales are live for #GitHubUniverse ✨ Join us in person or online for our biggest event of the year. There's four different tracks and lots of content for you to sink your teeth into. Don't miss out! 🎟️ githubuniverse.com

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Slow build times got you down? ⏳ Speed up your workflow runs with larger, more secure GitHub-hosted runners. See how you can sign up for the beta today!

GitHub Actions: introducing the new, larger GitHub-hosted runners beta | The GitHub Blog

Now your team can spend less time managing infrastructure and more time writing code.

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Git is disconnected by default, so it needs to consider its synchronization mechanisms differently than other databases. Let's talk about how the `git fetch` and `git push` commands provide ways for you to synchronize your repos. 👇

Git's database internals IV: distributed synchronization | The GitHub Blog

We're examining Git’s internals to help make your engineering system more efficient. This post views Git as a distributed database and looks into its synchronization techniques, specifically ‘git...

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The WebKit project transitioned to Git hosted on GitHub in June this year, making it easier for contributors and web developers to interact with the project.

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WebKit on GitHub!

On June 23rd, the WebKit project froze its Subversion tree and transitioned management and interaction with our source code to git on GitHub.

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Productivity hack: manage your bookmarks, browser history, tabs(!), and more with this amazing, free, and open source browser extension for Chrome and Firefox: github.com/alyssaxuu/omni - by

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Want to attend in-person but think your boss needs a little persuasion? We've got you covered. Just copy and paste this into an email and send it over to them. github.co/3Q7Yh8K

How will you be attending #GitHubUniverse this year? githubuniverse.com

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#GitHubUniverse is back, and if you’re wondering “What am I going to learn?” To that we say: an indescribable amount. 🧠💪

What you can expect at GitHub Universe 2022: cloud, security, community, and AI | The GitHub Blog

Register now to attend GitHub Universe virtually or in-person at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco on November 9-10.

Aug 31

GitHub Copilot gives you the option to change how you receive code suggestions. Find out how to configure in your settings today.

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Git’s file history queries use specialized algorithms that are tailored to common developer behavior. Level up your history spelunking skills by learning how different history modes behave and which ones to use when you need them. ⤵️

Git's Database Internals III: File History Queries | The GitHub Blog

Aug 30

Less human intervention and error-prone processes. More productivity and automation. Let

@fullstory

explain.

Keep separate codebases in sync with GitHub Actions

Less human intervention and error-prone processes. More productivity and automation. Let @fullstory explain:

Aug 30

We're exploring Git's internals to help you make your engineering system more efficient. Today, learn about Git’s custom query index – the commit-graph file – and how to make sure it's enabled in your repositories.

Git's database internals II: commit history queries | The GitHub Blog

This post explores Git commit history as a database where ‘git log’ is the query language. Learn about Git’s custom query index – the commit-graph file – and how to make sure it's enabled in your...

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Aug 30

Did you know you can create a branch straight from an issue?

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Aug 29

The 90s called. And they want their cursors back ✨ tholman.com/cursor-effects Thanks

@twholman

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Git is at the core of your engineering system, but have you ever stopped to think about how it works? This week, we're demystifying Git's database internals. ⬇️

Git's database internals I: packed object store | The GitHub Blog

This blog series will examine Git’s internals to help make your engineering system more efficient. Part I discusses how Git stores its data in packfiles using custom compression techniques.

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Building your backlog with Projects

Aug 29

We've all got backlogs. With Projects, you can better manage backlog items by filtering the size of the task, by priority, and more. See it in action! 🎬

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Project planning for developers. Check out a demo on how to use GitHub Projects to manage your team’s backlog. Want to learn more?- Our latest ships (we’re ...

Aug 28

After nearly 30 years, you might expect Java to be showing some signs of wear and tear, but nothing could be further from the truth. Find out more in today's Sunday read.

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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Aug 26

🚨 Get alerted when new issues get opened in your repository with this handy GitHub Action.

GitHub - mxarc/issuetron-3000:

Trigger a MQTT alert when someone opens an issue in one of your...

Trigger a MQTT alert when someone opens an issue in one of your repositories - GitHub - mxarc/issuetron-3000:

Trigger a MQTT alert when someone opens an issue in one of your repositories

👇 Here's my take on 3 ways companies can get started with an open source strategy #OpenSourceFriday

3 ways every company can get started with an open-source software strategy | The GitHub Blog

The future of software development does not exist without open source. However, to maintain today’s software and create the software of the future, the largest organizations and beneficiaries of open...

Aug 26

New back-end employee of the month 👀

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Aug 25

Whether you’re committing 30 minutes or 3 hours a day to learning, consistency is key.

@klintron

asks 3 tech professionals at different stages in their career for more advice.

Keeping your skillset fresh as a developer | The GitHub Blog

Whether you’re committing 30 minutes or 3 hours a day to learning, consistency is key. Klint Finley asks 3 tech professionals at different stages in their career for more advice.

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✋ Find out how to properly handle secrets when using GitHub Actions with these tips.

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Meet Trilogy, a database adapter to connect #RubyOnRails and Active Record clients to MySQL-compatible database servers. Trilogy is: Open source ✅ Designed for performance ✅ Flexible ✅ Easy to embed ✅ Try it out and let us know what you think!

Introducing Trilogy: a new database adapter for Ruby on Rails | The GitHub Blog

We've open sourced Trilogy, the database adapter we use to connect Ruby on Rails to MySQL-compatible database servers.

Aug 24

We are pleased to announce the full lineup of workshops and talks for this year’s Git Merge conference in Chicago Sep 14 - 15. 17 talks, 3 workshops, 1 panel, and some great company! Tickets are on sale now!

The full lineup for Git Merge 2022 revealed | The GitHub Blog

We are pleased to announce the full lineup of talks and workshops for this year’s Git Merge conference in Chicago. 17 talks, 3 workshops, 1 panel, and some great company!

Aug 23

Which framework enables you to run Python in your HTML and import Python packages to your slide deck? 🤯 The answer: PyScript 🐍 Watch the full video as

@b_smoke

, creator of PyScript shows

@blackgirlbytes

how it works! youtu.be/Er3HuaUQ9-U

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Aug 23

Want to contribute to open source, but find it intimidating or overwhelming?

@rosejudge5

has a plan.

Configuring your Git environment for success

Participating in open source can be overwhelming, tricky, even scary. But @rosejudge5 has a way to unlock any open source anxiety and dive in:

How to run a frontend workshop in Codespaces

Aug 23

Did you know you could streamline setting up workshops and dev environments with Codespaces? 🤯 Check out this blog post that outlines how to run frontend workshops in Codespaces:

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Use Codespaces to teach HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to beginner developers Since 2018, I’ve...

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Come fly with Copilot next Tuesday, on our next Community AMA. We'll be answering all your questions for 24 hours!

Live AMA - Come fly with Copilot · Discussion #29932 · community

As mentioned in this post, on August 22, 2022, the trial period for GitHub CoPilot will end. On August 24, 2022, we will be hosting an AMA, featuring @iamcjwilliams + @blackgirlbytes to answer all ...

Aug 21

Looking for a Sunday read? You bring the ☕️, we've got the article. Decisions are the essence of open source maintainership. So how do you create a framework? Be clear, set goals and be responsive.

Decisions, decisions: Principles for making important choices in open source

When in doubt, maintainers should remember that they’re not in it alone. They have a community to help them make the right call. Read more about decision-making in open source:

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Aug 20

Dear Copilot, what is Copilot?

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Aug 20

We have another incredible open source game for you to check out this weekend! Mindustry is an incredible hybrid of tower defense, real-time strategy, and base-building bundled up for Windows, macOS, Linux, and/or your mobile device: mindustrygame.github.io

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Using Projects for feature planning

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Break down your team's feature planning with GitHub Projects. See how it's done!

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Project planning for developers. Check out a demo on how to use GitHub Projects for planning your next feature. Want to learn more?- Our latest ships (we’re ...