GitHub Engineering

GitHub Availability Report: March 2024

10 days ago

In March, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across...

4 ways GitHub engineers use GitHub Copilot

11 days ago

Just recently, I was coding a new feature for GitHub Copilot Chat...

What is retrieval-augmented generation, and what does it do for generative AI?

16 days ago

One of the hottest topics in AI right now is RAG, or...

How to use GitHub Copilot in your IDE: Tips, tricks, and best practices

26 days ago

Hard and soft skills for developers coding in the age of AI

about 1 month ago

As AI continues to shape the development landscape, developers are navigating a...

How GitHub uses merge queue to ship hundreds of changes every day

about 1 month ago

At GitHub, we use merge queue to merge hundreds of pull requests...

Keeping repository maintainer information accurate

about 2 months ago

Companies and their structures are always evolving. Regardless of the reason, with...

How AI code generation works

about 2 months ago

Generative AI coding tools are changing software production for enterprises. Not just...

GitHub Availability Report: January 2024

2 months ago

In January, we experienced three incidents that resulted in degraded performance across...

Fixing security vulnerabilities with AI

2 months ago

In November 2023, we announced the launch of code scanning autofix, leveraging...

Bringing npm registry services to GitHub Codespaces

2 months ago

The npm engineering team recently transitioned to using GitHub Codespaces for local...

GitHub’s Engineering Fundamentals program: How we deliver on availability, security, and accessibility

2 months ago

How do we ensure over 100 million users across the world have...