The latest blogs from GitHub

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.

Learn more about what’s behind the scenes with GitHub vulnerability alerts.

Learn more about the security vulnerabilities in Git 2.24 and older.

We’re sharing the #myfirstrepo contest winners along with how you can easily find your first repository.

Keep GitHub Enterprise Server secure with our recommendations for security best practices, from password protection to logging and auditing.

Join us at AWS re:Invent from December 2-6 to learn more about how GitHub and AWS work together.

In this deep-dive, we identified and worked through sporadic latency issues with services running on Kubernetes in our environment.

Learn more about updates we’ve made to our Terms of Service and Privacy Statement.

On Day Two of GitHub Universe 2019, we announced GitHub Security Lab to bring together security researchers, maintainers, and companies across the industry who share our belief that the security of open source is important for everyone.

As we celebrate Actions becoming generally available, check out some of the ways teams are contributing to Actions—and how you can start automating more of your workflow.

It’s our favorite time of year: GitHub Universe. And we’ve made some exciting announcements. GitHub Actions and Packages are now out of beta, we launched GitHub for mobile, redesigned the notifications experience, and introduced lots of other features we think you’ll love.

See what’s new for community and project management, developer productivity, and security in GitHub Enterprise Server 2.19.