Passkeys are generally available
All GitHub.com users can now register a passkey to sign in without a password.
The GitHub Security Lab’s journey to disclosing 500 CVEs in open source projects
The GitHub Security Lab audits open source projects for security vulnerabilities and helps maintainers fix them. Recently, we passed the milestone of 500 CVEs disclosed. Let’s take a trip down memory lane with a review of some noteworthy CVEs!
Announcing the GitHub Innovation Graph
Explore a universe of data about how the world is building software together on GitHub.
GitHub Copilot Chat beta now available for all individuals
All GitHub Copilot for Individuals users now have access to GitHub Copilot Chat beta, bringing natural language-powered coding to every developer in all languages.
Introducing Learning Paths on Global Campus
Guiding student developers through skill building foundations, a building block in their learning journey with GitHub Education.
Announcing general availability of GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps
GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps is now generally available. Enable secret scanning, dependency scanning, and code scanning on your organization directly in Azure DevOps configuration settings.
Latest posts
Switching from Bitbucket Server and Bamboo to GitHub just got easier
Starting today, GitHub Enterprise Importer supports repository migrations from Bitbucket Server and Bitbucket Data Center, and GitHub Actions Importer offers CI/CD migrations from Bitbucket and Bamboo.
GitHub Availability Report: August 2023
In August, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Apply now for GitHub Universe 2023 micro-mentoring
As part of our ongoing commitment to accelerate human progress through Social Impact initiatives, we’re offering students 30-minute, 1:1 micro-mentoring sessions with GitHub employees ahead of Universe.
Engineering
GitHub Availability Report: August 2023
In August, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
How to build an enterprise LLM application: Lessons from GitHub Copilot
The team behind GitHub Copilot shares its lessons for building an LLM app that delivers value to both individuals and enterprise users at scale.
Optimize your GitHub Codespaces costs with upgraded virtual machines
See how much more you can get out of GitHub Codespaces by taking advantage of the improved processing power and increased headroom in the next generation of virtual machines.
Why Rust is the most admired language among developers
Rust continues to top the charts as the most admired and desired language by developers, and in this post, we dive a little deeper into how (and why) Rust is stealing the hearts of developers around the world.
Community
Apply now for GitHub Universe 2023 micro-mentoring
As part of our ongoing commitment to accelerate human progress through Social Impact initiatives, we’re offering students 30-minute, 1:1 micro-mentoring sessions with GitHub employees ahead of Universe.
Getting started with edge computing
Edge computing practitioners answer your questions about when and why to build applications at the edge.
Game Bytes · August 2023
Game Bytes is our monthly series taking a peek at the world of gamedev on GitHub—featuring game engine updates, game jam details, open source games, mods, maps, and more. Game on!
AI-powered impact: GitHub Social Impact’s year ahead
How GitHub Social Impact is working with nonprofit organizations, employees, and more to create positive, lasting change in global communities.
Trending stories
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Passkeys are generally available
All GitHub.com users can now register a passkey to sign in without a password.
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Announcing the GitHub Innovation Graph
Explore a universe of data about how the world is building software together on GitHub.
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GitHub Copilot Chat beta now available for all individuals
All GitHub Copilot for Individuals users now have access to GitHub Copilot Chat beta, bringing natural language-powered coding to every developer in all languages.
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The GitHub Security Lab’s journey to disclosing 500 CVEs in open source projects
The GitHub Security Lab audits open source projects for security vulnerabilities and helps maintainers fix them. Recently, we passed the milestone of 500 CVEs disclosed. Let’s take a trip down memory lane with a review of some noteworthy CVEs!
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Raising the bar for software security: GitHub 2FA begins March 13
On March 13, we will officially begin rolling out our initiative to require all developers who contribute code on GitHub.com to enable one or more forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) by the end of 2023. Read on to learn about what the process entails and how you can help secure the software supply chain with 2FA.
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How to build a CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions in four simple steps
A quick guide on the advantages of using GitHub Actions as your preferred CI/CD tool—and how to build a CI/CD pipeline with it.
Product
GitHub Copilot Chat beta now available for all individuals
All GitHub Copilot for Individuals users now have access to GitHub Copilot Chat beta, bringing natural language-powered coding to every developer in all languages.
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.10 is now generally available
Customers using GHES can now ensure secure development is a top priority with enhanced security and compliance controls for their repositories.
10 things you didn’t know you could do with GitHub Projects
Learn how to optimize your usage of GitHub Projects to plan and track your work from idea to production.
A faster way to manage version updates with Dependabot
Now, you can group multiple version updates in a single pull request.
A guide to designing and shipping AI developer tools
GitHub’s design experts share 10 tips and lessons for designing magical user experiences for AI applications and AI coding tools.
A checklist and guide to get your repository collaboration-ready
In the world of software development, collaboration can make the difference between a brittle last-minute release and a reliable, maintainable, pain-free project. Whether you’ve been coding for a day or a decade, your colleagues are there to help strengthen your work. But they can only help if you’ve given them the tools to do so.
Security
The GitHub Security Lab’s journey to disclosing 500 CVEs in open source projects
The GitHub Security Lab audits open source projects for security vulnerabilities and helps maintainers fix them. Recently, we passed the milestone of 500 CVEs disclosed. Let’s take a trip down memory lane with a review of some noteworthy CVEs!
Passkeys are generally available
All GitHub.com users can now register a passkey to sign in without a password.
Announcing general availability of GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps
GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps is now generally available. Enable secret scanning, dependency scanning, and code scanning on your organization directly in Azure DevOps configuration settings.
CodeQL team uses AI to power vulnerability detection in code
Learn how GitHub’s CodeQL leveraged AI modeling and multi-repository variant analysis to discover a new CVE in Gradle.
A faster way to manage version updates with Dependabot
Now, you can group multiple version updates in a single pull request.
mTLS: When certificate authentication is done wrong
In this post, we'll deep dive into some interesting attacks on mTLS authentication. We'll have a look at implementation vulnerabilities and how developers can make their mTLS systems vulnerable to user impersonation, privilege escalation, and information leakages.
Open Source
Announcing the GitHub Innovation Graph
Explore a universe of data about how the world is building software together on GitHub.
Game Bytes · August 2023
Game Bytes is our monthly series taking a peek at the world of gamedev on GitHub—featuring game engine updates, game jam details, open source games, mods, maps, and more. Game on!
AI-powered impact: GitHub Social Impact’s year ahead
How GitHub Social Impact is working with nonprofit organizations, employees, and more to create positive, lasting change in global communities.
Highlights from Git 2.42
Another new release of Git is here! Take a look at some of our highlights on what's new in Git 2.42.
Release Radar · July 2023 Edition
After the last Release Radar, I promised the next one wouldn't be far away, so here it is. This is the low down on some of the best open source…
Enterprise
Switching from Bitbucket Server and Bamboo to GitHub just got easier
Starting today, GitHub Enterprise Importer supports repository migrations from Bitbucket Server and Bitbucket Data Center, and GitHub Actions Importer offers CI/CD migrations from Bitbucket and Bamboo.
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.10 is now generally available
Customers using GHES can now ensure secure development is a top priority with enhanced security and compliance controls for their repositories.
GitHub Availability Report: July 2023
In July, we experienced one incident that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Education
Introducing Learning Paths on Global Campus
Guiding student developers through skill building foundations, a building block in their learning journey with GitHub Education.
Introduction to SELinux
SELinux is the most popular Linux Security Module used to isolate and protect system components from one another. Learn about different access control systems and Linux security as I introduce the foundations of a popular type system.
How I used GitHub Copilot to build a browser extension
Here’s how, in seven steps, I built my first browser extension with GitHub Copilot—and my three major takeaways about learning and pair programming in the age of AI.
Policy
How to get AI regulation right for open source
Sharing our coalition paper to inform the final negotiation of the EU AI Act.
No cyber resilience without open source sustainability
Have your say to protect open source in the EU.
Developers need the right to challenge junk patents
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently proposed rule changes that will make it harder to challenge low quality patents. Without the ability to quickly and efficiently challenge wrongly granted patents, innovation and developers suffer.
Company
Build for today, transform for tomorrow at GitHub Universe 2023
Get tickets to our global developer and customer event for 30% off during our Super-Early Bird special, only for a limited time.
Exploring developer happiness, inclusion, and productivity at GitHub’s Design Conference
As a design organization, we have the opportunity to make a significant impact on designing the platform for all developers. How does the emergence of creative AI impact our work? How can we achieve an inclusive experience for a spectrum of all abilities? What does designing for developer happiness look like?
A developer's guide to prompt engineering and LLMs
Prompt engineering is the art of communicating with a generative AI model. In this article, we’ll cover how we approach prompt engineering at GitHub, and how you can use it to build your own LLM-based application.