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Security12 Aug 2021 | 7
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After 15 months in preview, GitHub releases Codespaces – probably the fanciest new shiny since Actions
Teams and Enterprise only for now
Software12 Aug 2021 | 12
GitHub's npm gave away a package name while it was in use, causing rethink
When it comes to ownership then details count
Software10 Aug 2021 | 16
GitHub stuffs $1m in Stanford Law School's pocket to provide free legal advice to DMCA-hit developers
Fellowship funding comes in the wake of Youtube-DL fiasco
Devops27 Jul 2021 | 3
GitHub Copilot auto-coder snags emerge, from seemingly spilled secrets to bad code, but some love it
Analysis Great wow factor but is it legal? Is it ethical? Is code that can't be trusted any use?
AI + ML06 Jul 2021 | 35
GitHub Copilot is AI pair programming where you, the human, still have to do most of the work
Maybe call it backseat programming for now?
Devops30 Jun 2021 | 18
AWS App Runner: Fast path from GitHub to deployed application, but limited features in first release
Google Cloud Run envy?
Off-Prem19 May 2021 |
Gitpod ditches Eclipse Theia for Visual Studio Code under redesign, sponsors new dev experience event
'Allowing everyone to use their favourite IDE just makes a lot of sense'
Applications08 Apr 2021 | 4
Microsoft's GitHub under fire after disappearing proof-of-concept exploit for critical Microsoft Exchange vuln
Funny how code that targets Redmond vanishes while tons of others menacing other vendors remain
Security12 Mar 2021 | 36
GitLab latest to ditch 'master' as default initial branch name: It's now simply called 'main'
Only for new projects, but beware the hardcoded references
Devops11 Mar 2021 | 120
GitHub bug briefly gave valid authenticated session cookies to wrong users
Don’t panic: Fewer than 0.001% of sessions compromised through flaw that couldn’t be maliciously triggered
Security09 Mar 2021 | 5
Users wail over neverending queue: Nope, not the supermarket. GitHub Actions is having a workflow wobble
Pinch, punch, first day of the month
Off-Prem01 Mar 2021 | 6
Popular open-source library SDL moving development to GitHub despite 'calamitous design choices' in git
'I don't have the energy to be a server admin for something that's held together with scotch tape and prayers'
Software10 Feb 2021 | 47
Microsoft's Extensible Storage Engine (JET Blue) source code arrives on GitHub – sadly comments not included
One-way traffic at the moment... and don't mention Access
Software01 Feb 2021 | 19
GitLab removes its 'starter' tier: Users must either pay 5x more or lose features
Customer: 'It feels like a bit of a kick in the teeth'
Devops27 Jan 2021 | 57
Over long US weekend, GitHub HR boss quit after firing Jewish staffer who warned Nazis were at the Capitol
Microsoft-owned code silo admits 'significant errors of judgment and procedure'
Devops19 Jan 2021 | 80
It's been a day or so and nope, we still can't wrap our head around why GitHub would fire someone for saying Nazis were storming the US Capitol
Questions go unanswered as CEO, COO launch probe
Devops14 Jan 2021 | 138
Be careful where you log into GitHub: Dev visits Iran, opens laptop, gets startup's entire account shut down
Service restored, code silo gets license to serve Iranian programmers
Devops05 Jan 2021 | 50
GitHub will no longer present a cookie notification banner – because it's scrapping non-essential cookies
Privacy turns out to be fairly easy
Devops17 Dec 2020 | 61
Passwords begone: GitHub will ban them next year for authenticating Git operations
Prepare for two brownouts in July when things get tested properly
Security17 Dec 2020 | 45
GitHub Codespaces preview version still has some glaring omissions, CEO insists it will be ready when it's ready
Rival GitPod sees perfect opportunity to say: Pssst, we've got that stuff
Software09 Dec 2020 |
GitHub turns on money tap for corporate open-source donations, turns off the lights with dark mode design
Welcome to the GitHub Universe
Devops08 Dec 2020 | 5
COVID-19 coronavirus captive coders create copious code, claims GitHub: Open-source projects mushroom amid pandemic
Microsoft's cloud repo rental biz finds a silver lining in 2020
Devops03 Dec 2020 | 4
GitHub's journey towards microservices and more: 'We actually have our own version of Ruby that we maintain'
Interview The Reg talks to Software Engineering veep Sha Ma
Devops01 Dec 2020 | 15
GitHub restores DMCA-hit youtube-dl code repo after source patched to counter RIAA's takedown demand
Software warehouse also pledges to review claims better, $1m defense fund for open-source coders
Software16 Nov 2020 | 77
GitHub's new security scanner definitely works, says Jenkins: It found 7 flaws in our plugins
DevOps tool's maintainer says he's 'very happy with the results'
Devops05 Nov 2020 | 1
No, GitHub's source code wasn't hacked and posted on GitHub, says GitHub CEO
Nat Friedman says they'll make it harder to impersonate unsigned commits
Security05 Nov 2020 | 16
Google Project Zero to GitHub: You've had 104 days to sort out injection vuln – now we're telling world-plus-dog
Code shack describes issue as 'moderate' security flaw, plans to disable risky commands gradually
Devops03 Nov 2020 | 14
GitHub warns devs face ban if they fork DMCA'd YouTube download tool... while hinting how to beat the RIAA
No, no, no, you hit it like this *whack*
Software03 Nov 2020 | 63
Travis CI complains of 'significant abuse' of its free deal, creates new pricing that has developers riled
Open-source coders to get 'upgraded' to a trial plan that's not great
Devops02 Nov 2020 | 15
RIAA DMCAs GitHub into nuking popular YouTube video download tool, says it's used to slurp music
Updated Did 2020 just loop round to 1999?
Software23 Oct 2020 | 110
Git your ass to the cloud! Gitpod hooks up with GitLab to take on GitHub Codespaces
Gosh, that's a lot of Gits. But a viable alternative to Microsoft's stable
Devops08 Oct 2020 | 9
GitHub users speak their brains on Microsoft's open-source efforts: ASP.NET shines, but WPF is 'a disaster'
An open-source project that can't handle pull requests isn't a good look
Software02 Oct 2020 | 22
Open-source devs drown in DigitalOcean's latest tsunami of pull-request spam that is Hacktoberfest
Updated Rewarding pointless patches with free swag leads to 'DDoS' against projects
Devops01 Oct 2020 | 21
Imagine working for GitHub and writing a command-line interface for the platform, then GitHub makes an 'official' one
It's avoiding the 'constraints of 10 years of design decisions' apparently
Devops21 Sep 2020 | 32
There can be only one: Visual Studio Codespaces 'consolidating' into GitHub Codespaces
You have until 17 February 2021 to shift off - or it all gets deleted, says Microsoft
Software07 Sep 2020 | 9
GitHub debuts Container Registry that's only a little bit redundant for developers
Never mind GitHub Packages or Azure Container Registry, we've reinvented the wheel... er, box
Devops02 Sep 2020 | 4
CSI GitHub: That big outage last month? It's always DNS. Or it was Kubernetes. Maybe it was a heady blend of both
'Impact was increased when a redeploy was triggered in an attempt to mitigate'
SaaS06 Aug 2020 | 4
GitHub starts publishing roadmap of future features
Poll Microsoft’s trashing the place, clearly. Or is it?
Software29 Jul 2020 | 7
IDE like an update, please: JetBrains freshens IntelliJ, adds improved GitHub integration, Java support
Issues? Visit the website or use Visual Studio Code
Software28 Jul 2020 | 21
Imagine surviving WW3, rebuilding computers, opening up GitHub's underground vault just to relive JavaScript
We've heard of a code freeze but this is ridiculous: Microsoft finishes burying repos in Norwegian archipelago
Software17 Jul 2020 | 59
GitHub is just like all of us: The week has just started but it needed 4 whole hours of downtime
Plus: New availability report highlights database issues
SaaS13 Jul 2020 | 19
GitHub redesign goes mobile-friendly – to chagrin of devs who shockingly do a lot of work on proper computers
Code shack is a great place for others to collaborate, but not so strong at collaboration for itself
SaaS25 Jun 2020 | 38
It's 500 Friday at GitHub as source shack takes an hour-long morning totter
A week of wobbles ends in a good, old fashioned TITSUP*
Devops19 Jun 2020 | 5
GitHub to replace master with main across its services
Language matters – but when you replace a 'blacklist' with a 'blocklist', what do you call a list of blocks?
Software15 Jun 2020 | 298
GitHub Codespaces: VS Code was 'designed from the get-go' for this, says Microsoft architect
A compelling addition to repo house – but is the Redmond flavour too strong?
Software07 May 2020 | 9
GitHub blasts code-scanning tool into all open-source projects
Rub-a-dub-dub, give your buggy code a scrub
Security06 May 2020 | 4
GitHub rolls out hosted Visual Studio Code in Codespaces
Developer biz bets virtualized environments will make it easier to engage with repos
Devops06 May 2020 | 7
European programmers take an extended lunch break as GitHub goes TITSUP* again
All fixed now so get back to work
Devops23 Apr 2020 | 5
ICE cold: Microsoft's GitHub wrings hands over US prez's Trump immigration ban plan
Yeah, about that contract you signed with Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Legal22 Apr 2020 | 49
Now GitHub has gulped down NPM Inc, what's next for the JS package registry? Well, some stability will be nice
CTO Ahmad Nassri announces intention to bow out
Software16 Apr 2020 |
How generous of GitHub to slash prices and make all its core features free. So what gives? Oh right, GitLab
No coincidence that new offer closely matches that from smaller rival
Devops15 Apr 2020 | 20
Closed source? Pull the other one... We love open source, but not enough to share code for our own app, says GitHub
Reviews mixed as mobile software hits GA
Software18 Mar 2020 | 13
Microsoft's GitHub absorbs NPM into its code-hosting empire: JavaScript library vault used by 12 million devs now under Redmond's roof
Developers! Developers! Developers! And all their infrastructure!
Software16 Mar 2020 | 41
Total Inability To Service User Pulls: GitHub wobbles with a good old Thursday TITSUP
Hey – there's always Visual SourceSafe, right?
SaaS27 Feb 2020 | 17
Git your coat – you've pulled: Standalone command-line interface for GitHub hits beta
Limited functionality and cloud only, but improvements are on the way
SaaS13 Feb 2020 | 15
No big deal, Rogers, your internal source code and keys are only on the open web. Don't hurry to take it down
Updated 'Closed source' blueprints available for all to gawp at – and potentially exploit
Software24 Jan 2020 | 14
It's Hipp to be square: What happened when SQLite creator met GitHub
The 'Hub is not really about Git any more, says Fossil architect
Software03 Dec 2019 | 43
GitHub gathers friends for a security code cleanse to scrub that software up to spec
Rallies partners and shares tools to reduce software bugs
Software14 Nov 2019 |
If you've wanted to lazily merge code on GitHub from the pub, couch or beach, there's now a mobile app for that
GitHub opens beta of handheld tools, unveils Arctic stunt, and other stuff
Devops14 Nov 2019 | 7
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