The latest blogs from GitHub

Explore the latest blogs from GitHub on all things software development from the newest capabilities on the GitHub platform to research and insights—and guides to help you level up your engineering skills.

Application security

Cutting through the noise: How to prioritize Dependabot alerts

Learn how to effectively prioritize alerts using severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), and repository properties, so you can focus on the most critical vulnerabilities first.

AI & ML

GitHub for Beginners: Building a REST API with Copilot

See how you can use GitHub Copilot to build an API.

Engineering

How the GitHub CLI can now enable triangular workflows

The GitHub CLI now supports common Git configurations for triangular workflows. Learn more about triangular workflows, how they work, and how to configure them for your Git workflows. Then, see how you can leverage these using the GitHub CLI.

AI & ML

A guide to deciding what AI model to use in GitHub Copilot

What to look for with each model and how to test them in your workflows—with tips, tricks, and pointers.

AI & ML

From prompt to production: Building a landing page with Copilot agent mode

See how I built a developer-focused landing page in under 30 minutes using GitHub Copilot agent mode and Claude 3.5 Sonnet—with just screenshots and prompts.

Developer skills

Exploring GitHub CLI: How to interact with GitHub’s GraphQL API endpoint

Discover practical tips and tricks for forming effective GraphQL queries and mutations.

News & insights

Racing into 2025 with new GitHub Innovation Graph data

Discover the latest trends and insights on public software development activity on GitHub with the quarterly release of data for the Innovation Graph, updated through December 2024.

Open Source

How to take climate action with your code

There are 60,000+ climate-focused projects on GitHub, explore one this Earth Day!

Developer skills

How to make your images in Markdown on GitHub adjust for dark mode and light mode

When you want your images to look good in Markdown on GitHub, you might have to adjust for the UI around them.

Career growth

Cracking the code: How to wow the acceptance committee at your next tech event

Want to speak at a tech conference? These four practical tips will help your session proposal stand out—and land you on the stage.

AI & ML

Which AI model should I use with GitHub Copilot?

Ever wondered which AI model is the best fit for your GitHub Copilot project? Here are some things to consider.

Company news

GitHub Availability Report: March 2025

In March, we experienced one incident that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.

CI/CD

When to choose GitHub-Hosted runners or self-hosted runners with GitHub Actions

Comparing GitHub-hosted vs self-hosted runners for your CI/CD workflows? This deep dive explores important factors to consider when making this critical infrastructure decision for your development team.

AI & ML

GitHub for Beginners: Security best practices with GitHub Copilot

Learn how to leverage GitHub Copilot to make your code more secure.

Architecture & optimization

Introducing sub-issues: Enhancing issue management on GitHub

Explore the iterative development journey of GitHub’s sub-issues feature. Learn how we leveraged sub-issues to build and refine sub-issues, breaking down larger tasks into smaller, manageable ones.

AI & ML

What the heck is MCP and why is everyone talking about it?

Everyone’s talking about MCP these days when it comes to large language models (LLMs)—here’s what you need to know.

Application security

How we’re making security easier for the average developer

Security should be native to your workflow, not a painful separate process.

Maintainers

How to request a change to a CVE record

Learn how to identify which CVE Numbering Authority is responsible for the record, how to contact them, and what to include with your suggestion.

Application security

Found means fixed: Reduce security debt at scale with GitHub security campaigns

Starting today, security campaigns are generally available for all GitHub Advanced Security and GitHub Code Security customers—helping organizations take control of their security debt and manage risk by unlocking collaboration between developers and security teams.

Git

Git turns 20: A Q&A with Linus Torvalds

To celebrate two decades of Git, we sat down with Linus Torvalds—the creator of Git and Linux—to discuss how it forever changed software development.

News & insights

Vibe coding with GitHub Copilot: Agent mode and MCP support rolling out to all VS Code users

In celebration of MSFT’s 50th anniversary, we’re rolling out Agent Mode with MCP support to all VS Code users. We are also announcing the new GitHub Copilot Pro+ plan w/ premium requests, the general availability of models from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI, next edit suggestions for code completions & the Copilot code review agent.