GitHub Availability Report: January 2024
In January, we experienced three incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
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Engineering
Fixing security vulnerabilities with AI
A peek under the hood of GitHub Advanced Security code scanning autofix.
Bringing npm registry services to GitHub Codespaces
The npm engineering team recently transitioned to using GitHub Codespaces for local development for npm registry services. This shift to Codespaces has substantially reduced the friction of our inner development loop and boosted developer productivity.
GitHub’s Engineering Fundamentals program: How we deliver on availability, security, and accessibility
The Fundamentals program has helped us address tech debt, improve reliability, and enhance observability of our engineering systems.
How GitHub’s Developer Experience team improved innerloop development
Our latest solution to the ubiquitous engineering problem of integration testing in a distributed service ecosystem here at GitHub.
How to get in the flow while coding (and why it’s important)
Explore what flow state entails, its benefits, and three tips for reaching it the next time you code.
10 unexpected ways to use GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot is widely known for its code generation feature. Learn how the AI assistant’s abilities can extend beyond just code generation.
GitHub Availability Report: December 2023
In December, we experienced three incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
A developer’s second brain: Reducing complexity through partnership with AI
As we look to empower developers with AI tools, we inadvertently integrate AI deeper into the way developers work. How do developers feel about that? And what are the most impactful ways to introduce more AI into workflows? We recently conducted 25 in-depth interviews with developers to understand exactly that.
How we organize and get things done with SERVICEOWNERS
Take CODEOWNERS and GitHub teams to the next level. Learn about how GitHub engineering solves the age old problem of who owns what.
GitHub Availability Report: November 2023
In November, we experienced one incident that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Upgrading GitHub.com to MySQL 8.0
GitHub uses MySQL to store vast amounts of relational data. This is the story of how we seamlessly upgraded our production fleet to MySQL 8.0.
How we’re experimenting with LLMs to evolve GitHub Copilot
Learn how we’re experimenting with generative AI models to extend GitHub Copilot across the developer lifecycle.
GitHub Availability Report: October 2023
In October, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
The architecture of today’s LLM applications
Here’s everything you need to know to build your first LLM app and problem spaces you can start exploring today.
Demystifying LLMs: How they can do things they weren’t trained to do
Explore how LLMs generate text, why they sometimes hallucinate information, and the ethical implications surrounding their incredible capabilities.