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Insider: November 21, 2024
Designed to turn plain English commands into fully functional web applications, GitHub Spark is our latest leap toward making development easier and more intuitive for everyone. Whether you're a developer looking to streamline your workflow, or a beginner eager to dive into web creation, GitHub Spark is here to ignite your ideas.
Insider: November 14, 2024
Whether it’s integrations with the tools you’re already using, pre-built actions you can quickly reuse and edit to automate your work, or finding just the right AI model here on GitHub to get the job done, there’s a way to make GitHub feel like home—and chances are, you’ll find it in GitHub Marketplace. 🏡
Insider: October 24, 2024
This issue of The GitHub Insider will explore some of the most frequently asked question about our AI tool, GitHub Copilot. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, this newsletter has informative tidbits that can help optimize your AI-powered developer journey.
Insider: October 3, 2024
Whether you’re looking to land that new job (💪) or simply boost your online presence to set yourself up for future opportunities (🚀), this newsletter is your ultimate guide to creating a brilliant online portfolio that will make you stand out to potential employers and prospects.
Insider: September 19, 2024
Last week, we offered a first-look at how we're testing integrating OpenAI's new o1 models with GitHub Copilot. OpenAI o1 is a new series of reasoning models focused on solving hard problems, particularly in areas like math, science, and coding. And that makes it a perfect fit for us to experiment with at GitHub.
Insider: September 5, 2024
Code reviews: a necessary evil or a developer’s best friend? We believe the latter. The code review process—where one or more developers review code authored by another developer to ensure it’s codebase ready—is a cornerstone of software development. Code reviews help bolster code quality, encourage knowledge sharing, and accelerate professional growth.
Insider: August 22, 2024
Did you know there is so much more you can do to provide the tool context? In this edition of *The GitHub Insider*, we’re going to explore some new, super fancy (though still super simple!) prompt strategies to make Copilot work as hard as possible for you and your project.
Insider: August 1, 2024
Markdown is a lightweight markup language that you can use to add formatting elements to plaintext documents. Created by John Gruber in 2004, Markdown is now widely used for everything from writing documentation to creating blog posts. It’s designed to be easy to read and write, making it a favorite among writers, developers, and content creators.
Insider: July 18, 2024
Do you build code for your personal or work projects? Are you looking for technical strategies to boost your efficiency? Do you use GitHub Copilot, or are you open to trying? If you answered yes to any of the above, this edition of The GitHub Insider is for you!
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