The GitHub Blog

Want to contribute to open source, but not sure where to begin? GitHub now helps you find good first issues to get you started.

We’ve recently launched good first issues recommendations to help new contributors find easy gateways into open source projects. Read about the machine learning engine behind these recommendations.

Git 2.25.0 includes a new experimental git sparse-checkout command that makes the existing feature easier to use, along with some important performance benefits for large repositories.

The GitHub Student Developer Pack now delivers over $200k worth of tools and training to every student with the addition of 22 new partners.

The GitHub for mobile beta is now available on Android—learn more and sign up to be part of a limited test group.

Thousands of game developers from all over the world participated in Game Off, our annual game jam celebrating open source. Let’s take a look at 2019’s winners.

Take a look at some of the new features in the latest Git release.

CodeNaija is a GitHub-led Hackathon where we hosted over 100 software engineers for over 30 hours of learning and passionate discussions about technology.

GitHub’s listing was announced at AWS re:Invent this year in the Global Partner Summit keynote. Now you can get GitHub Enterprise through the AWS Marketplace, making it easier to purchase for compliance or budget reasons.

IP allow lists gives you the ability to limit access to enterprise assets to an allowed set of source IPs, and it’s now available in public beta for GitHub Enterprise Cloud customers.