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.
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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, and everything else you need to start working on GitHub.
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.
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.
Automating cross-repo documentation with GitHub Agentic Workflows
How the Aspire team turns merged product changes into SME-reviewed docs pull requests, closing the gap between release and documentation.
GitHub availability report: June 2026
In June, we experienced six incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
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.
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.
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 and built remediation workflows.
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.
How GitHub maintains compliance for open source dependencies
Explore how the Open Source Program Office uses GitHub’s new license compliance product to manage open source dependencies at scale.
Highlights from Git 2.55
The open source Git project just released Git 2.55. Here is GitHub’s look at some of the most interesting features and changes introduced since last time.
Inside the Advisory Database and what happens when vulnerability volume breaks records
The GitHub Advisory Database is processing more vulnerability reports than ever before. Here's what's driving the surge and how we're responding.
GitHub and UNDP team up to advance development priorities in Ghana with open source
GitHub joined the United Nations Development Programme in Ghana to explore how open source governance can support one of West Africa's most ambitious digital reform efforts.
Transitioning as a Hubber
How GitHub's culture and benefits helped me be the best version of myself.
Evaluating performance and efficiency of the GitHub Copilot agentic harness across models and tasks
Explore how the GitHub Copilot agentic harness delivers strong results across multiple benchmarks and leading token efficiency.
I automated my job (and it made me a better leader)
Explore how my day as a senior leader looks now that I use 40 automations to help, and learn more about some of my favorites.
GitHub joins coalition advocating for fixes to California AI Transparency Act to protect open source
We’re calling for targeted amendments to resolve conflicts with open source licensing and align with international transparency frameworks.