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The cost of saying yes has changed
The cost of writing code dropped; the cost of owning it didn't. A framework for deciding which changes are actually cheap in the AI era. The post The cost of saying yes has changed appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
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GitHub for Beginners: Your roadmap to mastering the GitHub essentials
New to GitHub? This beginner's guide explains version control, repositories, and pull requests—plus everything else you need to start working confidently on GitHub. The post GitHub for Beginners: Your roadmap to…
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Better tools made Copilot code review worse. Here’s how we actually improved it.
How migrating Copilot code review to shared Unix-style code exploration tools reduced review cost by reshaping agent workflows around pull request evidence. The post Better tools made Copilot code review worse. Here’s…
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How GitHub gave every repository a durable owner
GitHub had over 14,000 repositories. Fewer than half had clear ownership. Here's how we gave every active repository a validated owner in under 45 days, archived the rest, and made ownership the foundation for…
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Automating cross-repo documentation with GitHub Agentic Workflows
Explore how the Aspire team turns merged product changes into SME-reviewed docs pull requests, closing the gap between release and documentation. The post Automating cross-repo documentation with GitHub Agentic…
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GitHub availability report: June 2026
In June, we experienced six incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services. The post GitHub availability report: June 2026 appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
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How GitHub Copilot enables zero DNS configuration for GitHub Pages
Go from an empty repository to a live custom domain with HTTPS in about 14 minutes, without manually editing a single DNS record. The post How GitHub Copilot enables zero DNS configuration for GitHub Pages appeared…
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Q1 2026 Innovation Graph update: Open source collaboration is accelerating worldwide
New Innovation Graph data shows global developer communities growing faster than ever, with collaboration reaching new highs across many economies. The post Q1 2026 Innovation Graph update: Open source collaboration is…
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How GitHub used secret scanning to reach inbox zero
GitHub had 20,000+ secret scanning alerts across 15,000 repositories. Here's how we separated signal from noise, built remediation workflows, and reached inbox zero in nine months. The post How GitHub used secret…
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6 security settings every GitHub maintainer should enable this week
These six free settings will not make your project unhackable. Nothing will. What they will do is close the easy doors. Turn these on, and your project will be meaningfully harder to attack than it was before. The post…