Re @GCHQ You’ve been cooking up some awesome open source projects. We’re fans of CyberChef too
https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/
Got a lot of PRs incoming? Try out this action that automatically checks if there need to be adjustments to things other than code like the title, linked issues and more.
https://github.com/mtfoley/pr-compliance-action
It’s not always intuitive to recognize or record the breadth of your work when you’re in the weeds of it. To give yourself proper credit, here’s what @indigitalcolor suggests:
https://github.co/3qtye2z
Plenty of bugs in this code, but that’s OK! This year’s top Game Off entries feature…
- a card game with code injection 💉
- a sneaky bug-squashing game 👟
- a artsy, antsy narrative game 🐜
- a bendy platformer 🪱
- and more!
https://github.blog/2022-01-13-top-entries-from-game-off-2021/
Introducing Shortcuts on GitHub Mobile – a new way to quickly get to the work you care about most. Shortcuts let you customize and save filtered lists of issues, pull requests, and discussions right to your home tab. Get started with Shortcuts today.
https://github.com/mobile
This new year brings new improvements to GitHub Issues! ⭐ You now have a new field that shows the reviewers on your pull requests, updates to the filter bar to make clearer what filters are applied, and more! Check it out ⬇️
https://github.blog/changelog/2022-01-13-the-new-github-issues-01-13-update/
From talking about new releases with @reactjs to hiring with @nextjs to the @Pixar OpenTimelineIO community collaborating, GitHub Discussions does it all. See how these projects and more are connecting with their communities. 💭
https://github.blog/2022-01-13-how-five-open-source-communities-are-using-github-discussions/
Want to use PowerShell with GitHub Actions? Tune in as GitHub Star @cl educates us all at the latest meeting of PowerShell User Group InnSalzach:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubBmWEgVmD0
RT Mike Hanley
The security of open source is critical to the security of all software. Today @storming and I are joining other industry leaders at the @WhiteHouse to share how we can tackle open source security together as a community. Read more on what we’re sharing:
https://github.blog/2022-01-13-open-source-software-security-summit-securing-the-worlds-code-together/
Astropy—an open source collection of specialized Python tools for the astronomical community—is helping the Webb Space Telescope see a million miles out into the universe 🔭🌠. You can see more at:
https://github.co/33qvlX2
Check out how GitHub uses GitHub Actions to ship a new and improved mobile app every week!
https://github.blog/2022-01-12-how-we-ship-github-mobile-every-week/
The Git index is a critical data structure in Git, but it can be very large in monorepos. It was a performance bottleneck for years until we found a way to shrink it: the sparse index.
https://github.blog/2021-11-10-make-your-monorepo-feel-small-with-gits-sparse-index/
Looking for a productivity hack to help you jump between directories and navigate your filesystem a little quicker?
Check out 𝚣𝚘𝚡𝚒𝚍𝚎 - an alternative 𝚌𝚍 command created by @ajeetdsouza:
https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide
Re 3rd place overall in this year’s #GitHubGameOf was Hivemind 🥉
Play:
Source:
https://raformatico.itch.io/hivemind
https://github.com/raformatico/Hivemind
Re 2nd place overall in this year’s #GitHubGameOff was BendyWorm by @bauxitedev 🥈
Play:
Source:
https://bauxite.itch.io/bendyworm
https://github.com/Bauxitedev/bendyworm
The #GitHubGameOff 2021 results are in!
The overall winner was do;MIN(0) by @anttihaavikko 🥇
Play:
Source:
https://anttihaavikko.itch.io/domino
https://github.com/anttihaavikko/gameoff2021
Is better time management one of your goals for 2022? Read through 7 habits to adopt to make the most of your development time this year on The ReadME Project:
https://github.co/3JcGXNY
For @cassidoo, open source is all about building relationships, teaching, learning, and finding communities everywhere she codes. Get her full story on The ReadME Project:
https://github.com/readme/stories/cassidy-williams
When @FredKSchott was building the static JavaScript site builder Astro, he spent 10% of his time coding, and 90% communicating. He shares more lessons and tips on building open source projects on The ReadME Podcast:
https://github.com/readme/podcast/fred-schott
In one of our favorite stories from the year on The ReadME Project, we look back at _why and his lasting impact on the Ruby community:
https://github.com/readme/featured/why-the-lucky-stiff
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