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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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Too busy for a Sunday read? Then how about a Sunday listen? Our ReadME Podcast is back and here to keep you entertained and informed as you go about your day.

We’ve got lots to share on the return of The ReadME Podcast. From why functional programming is experiencing a renaissance to @bdougieYO’s advice for first-time maintainers. Listen in:

Build your own luck

Oct 2

What are the books that have most impacted your career in code? Share a #shelfie with us! 📚 📸

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What keeps you motivated to further your career in tech? github.co/3Sq8jnL

Contributing to progress
30.5%
Community in tech
10.2%
Financial stability
46.6%
Advancing my own company
12.7%

2,561 votesFinal results

Oct 1

Topping off some developer fuel to celebrate #InternationalCoffeeDay ☕️

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Sep 30

You can auto-hide columns in your project boards! 🎉 #ICYMI check out our Changelog for more details. github.blog/changelog/2022

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Sep 30

Life after you land in tech:

@klintron

asks 3 tech professionals about milestones, mentors, and meaning.

After the offer: staying in tech long-term | The GitHub Blog

Tech can be a tricky industry (to say the least). We talked with three tech professionals who share why they stay, what has helped them the most, and the power of switching things up.

Access to the open internet is essential to defending human rights, and developers have an important role in promoting freedom of expression and transparency. GitHub is committed to keeping Iranians connected to the global developer community. #KeepItOn

GitHub supports internet freedom and global availability in Iran | The GitHub Blog

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OWASP Zed Attack Proxy is the world's most widely used web app scanner. Join

@psiinon

@blackgirlbytes

, and

@jkcso

to learn about the role security plays in open source on Friday, Sept 30 at 10am ET. We'll be live on twitch.tv/github RSVP: meetup.com/github/events/

When you're rolling out a new tool or service, you want to get it right, especially when scaling an application security program. Here are some best practices to automate code scanning with the CI/CD tool of your choice in your enterprise deployment.

Best practices on rolling out code scanning at enterprise scale | The GitHub Blog

Learn best practices on how to roll out centrally managed, developer-centric application security with a third party CI/CD system like Jenkins or ADO.

Once

started to fear less and risk more, he found joy and success. Now, he’s determined to be the catalyst that helps others do the same.

In the past 12 months, @aarondfrancis changed his life by bypassing fear and embracing risk. Now, he’s working his dream job @tuple. Get his full story on The ReadME Project:

Aaron Francis

Sep 28

Great maintainers create other great maintainers. Empowering others is an essential part of open source and

@FrancesCoronel

's ONWARD framework is here to help.

ONWARD: A framework for maintaining maintainers

Regardless of whether you have 3 or 3,000 contributors, empowering others is an essential part of open source, says @FrancesCoronel. Get her advice on how to optimize collaboration:

True or false? CVEs are bad for the reputation of the software and its vendor or maintainer. Our very own

@taladrane

debunks these 5⃣ myths about CVEs in

@thenewstack

thenewstack.io

5 Myths about CVEs

A series of myths have emerged around CVEs that give them a bad reputation, which spawns hesitation to report and increases the odds that vulnerabilities will go undetected.

Sep 27

This week’s Changelog brings you a top requested capability - displaying numeric fields in table and board layouts, as well as team linked projects, and more! 🔢 github.blog/changelog/2022

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Sep 27

Congratulations to our friends at

@nextjs

on merging their 10,000th Pull Request 🎉🎉 github.com/vercel/next.js

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Sep 27

Love Twilio? We do too! And, guess what? Now, there's an open source alternative to it called

@fonoster

. Fonoster's platform enables you to communicate effectively with your customers through voice and messaging. Watch the full conversation here: github.co/3ygPdIX

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Sep 25

Someone's been making a lot of commits recently. #irlcontributiongraph 📸: NASA's Terra satellite picture of agriculture in Kansas

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And then catch up on The ReadME Podcast to learn more.

We’ve got lots to share on the return of The ReadME Podcast. From why functional programming is experiencing a renaissance to @bdougieYO’s advice for first-time maintainers. Listen in:

Build your own luck

In our latest podcast episode we delved into the functional programming renaissance with

@klintron

. Read more about why it's having a moment in this week's Sunday read.

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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Have you tried to review code before and you can’t see the hidden code? 🤔 Hit the flyout buttons so you can read all the code and see context. 👀 Use this trick to hide all the whitespace and easily compare your code again. ⬇️

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Three new Campus Experts are joining the fall 2022 batch of the MLH Fellowship to work with open source maintainers and get real-world experience. Read their stories here. ⬇️

Meet the GitHub Campus Experts selected for the fall 2022 MLH Fellowship Cohort, powered by GitHub...

Three new Campus Experts are joining the fall 2022 batch of the MLH Fellowship to work with open source maintainers and get real-world experience.

All potential security vulnerabilities warrant attention, but not all vulnerabilities pose equal risk to your project. Save time 🕰️ and keep your projects secure 🔒 with these tips for prioritizing across your Dependabot alerts.

5 tips for prioritizing Dependabot alerts | The GitHub Blog

Dependabot alerts can give you the ability to secure your project by keeping dependency-based vulnerabilities out of your code. Here are some tips to more efficiently prioritize and take action on...

GitHub for Startups will give your startup the tools you need to go from idea to unicorn status on the world's largest developer platform. Read more below 🚀

GitHub for Startups is generally available | The GitHub Blog

We’re launching GitHub for Startups to give your startup the tools needed to go from idea to unicorn status on the world's largest developer platform.

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GitHub conference about cloud, AI, software security, and the open source developer community. Designed for enterprises, start-ups, and security professionals.

psst... don't forget, there's just one week left to get your hands on our 20% early bird discount -

githubuniverse.com

GitHub Universe 2022

Which #GitHubUniverse content track is most relevant to you right now?

Cloud
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Security
20%
AI
27%
Community
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And hear from guests

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, Senior Editor for The ReadME Project, on topics from functional programming to avoiding rookie mistakes in your first OSS project to increasing your luck by publishing.

The ReadME Podcast is back, with co-hosts

@nerdneha

, and

@martinwoodward

. Tune in now for the latest OSS stories and expert advice. github.com/readme/podcast

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Student applications for Micro-Mentoring ahead of GitHub Universe 2022 are now live! Connect with GitHub employees through Micro-Mentoring sessions hosted by GitHub Social Impact. Apply now through October 5.

Applications for micro-mentoring at GitHub Universe 2022 are now live | The GitHub Blog

Students have the opportunity to connect with GitHub employees at GitHub Universe 2022 through Micro-Mentoring sessions hosted by GitHub Social Impact.

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GitHub has learned of a phishing campaign targeting GitHub users by impersonating CircleCI to harvest user credentials and two-factor codes. Read more about our response and how to protect your accounts from phishing attacks.

Security alert: new phishing campaign targets GitHub users | The GitHub Blog

On September 16, GitHub Security learned that threat actors were targeting GitHub users with a phishing campaign by impersonating CircleCI to harvest user credentials and two-factor codes. While...

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Sep 21

Communities are key to steering digital transformation and maintaining societal infrastructure. That's why we work with like-minded organizations, governments, and civil society to make digital technologies work for democracy and human rights.

Why we signed the Copenhagen Pledge on Tech for Democracy | The GitHub Blog

As the home for developers, we understand the key role our communities play in steering digital transformation and maintaining societal infrastructure. That's why we choose to drive and support...

Celebrating the developer community in India 💙 Introducing, githubindia.com 🎉

githubindia.com

GitHub India | Supporting India's open source and developer community

Supporting India's open source and developer community

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Sep 21

What do The ReadME Project and OSS have in common? We build in response to your feedback! Explore what’s new in the craft & culture of software development with articles, Guides, the dev stories you love, and an all new format on The ReadME Podcast:

The ReadME Project: Built for you! | The GitHub Blog

The ReadME Project & Podcast evolve with community expert voices and topics to stoke discussion about the culture and craft of software development.

Sep 21

"To live for 1,000 years, it's not enough to be durable; you have to be beautiful, too." GitHub's Arctic Code Vault is a huge stainless steel vault etched with AI-generated art, with a “Tech Tree” to explain today’s technologies to the future.

“If you don’t make it beautiful, it’s for sure doomed”: putting the Vault in GitHub’s Arctic Code...

GitHub this month installed a massive steel vault, etched with striking AI-generated art, deep within an Arctic mountain, finalizing its Arctic Code Vault. This vault contains the 188 reels of...

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Sep 20

Itching to attend GitHub Universe this year? We've got five steps, and a free email template, to help you make your case.

5 steps to convince your boss to send you to GitHub Universe | The GitHub Blog

Here are some actionable tips on how to ask your manager to send you to GitHub Universe this year—with a free template included!

Sep 18

Sneak peak alert: The ReadME Podcast returns with Episode 21 on September 21! Check out a preview of what’s ahead and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. github.com/readme/podcast

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Sep 18

Remember the early days of personal computing? Just blank space and a blinking cursor on a CRT monitor. We've got the Sunday read for you.

Building the future of the command line

The command line has come a long way since its days as a blinking cursor on a blank screen. @klintron explain how open source is making it both more powerful and more user-friendly:

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Sep 17

Collaborating across Software Engineering can be tricky, but it doesn't need to be! Find out how you can use #opensource practices in your organization. 🤝

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Sep 17

You never forget your first computer. What was yours?

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