The GitHub Blog

We’re sharing new and exciting releases from world-changing technologies to weekend side projects in the February 2019 edition of Release Radar.

The latest release includes performance improvements, bug fixes, and a few new features to make your experience using GitHub for Visual Studio even smoother.

A look at some of the new features in recent Git releases.

In the month of February, we’re featuring Black maintainers that push open source software forward. Read on to find out about Courtney Wilburn, the maintainer of three open source projects: the Green Book App, Dank Memes, and EvictionAnd.

Read about some big changes for the coming year: full legal protection for researchers, more GitHub properties eligible for rewards, and increased reward amounts.

Patchwork is headed to Austin! This event is open to newcomers to GitHub and mentors who want to help others learn.

In the spirit of Black History Month, throughout February we’re featuring Black maintainers who are making impactful contributions to the world through open source. William is the maintainer of GitHub Desktop, a project designed to

You can now use draft pull requests to clearly tag when you’re coding a work in progress.

The EU Copyright Directive has come down to a final vote. Read on for more on what’s at stake and how the developer community shaped the debate.

Join us at Craftwork to learn how to use both the GitHub API to build better developer workflows.