As we continue celebrating #MaintainerMonth, this week we spotlight @ladyada, lead engineer and owner of @adafruit. Learn more about how Limor believes open source is key to staying competitive. https://github.com/readme/stories/limor-fried
Ready to explore hundreds of thousands of popular GitHub projects? You’ll be lost without this amazing map from @anvaka: https://anvaka.github.io/map-of-github.
Set sail from Clouderra to Vuetopia, travel from Rustland to Kubernation, or spend some time with React Natives 🤩 🗺 https://t.co/4uCrJHlGqH
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Re Check out the rest of our tips over on the blog and find out how to submit your session to #GitHubUniverse. Good luck! https://github.blog/2023-05-18-9-tips-to-go-from-attendee-to-speaker-at-a-tech-conference/
Re 4. Have a friend outside of your industry review your content before you submit it. They might not understand the technical language but a fresh perspective is always a good idea.
Re 3. Convey that your topic is best served as a conference session. If it can only work as a blog post, then the content committee likely won’t accept it.
Re 2. Be specific with your key takeaways. What exactly will someone leave your session knowing that they didn’t know before? These should be complete sentences and begin with words such as, “Gain insight into… learn… understand… discover…”
Re 1. Think about your session title like you would the subject line of an email—it needs to grab the attendee quickly and persuade them to read more.
Looking to get your session accepted at a conference this year? Then these tips are for you. 🧵
Re Check out recent accessibility improvements to help disabled developers build on GitHub and do the best work of their lives. https://github.blog/2023-05-18-github-celebrates-developers-with-disabilities-on-global-accessibility-awareness-day
Our favorite people are developers. We love to make developers happy and productive, and today, on Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we want to celebrate their achievements by sharing some great stories about a few developers with disabilities https://t.co/2OztLiTWvs
Good communication is key to pair programming. 🗣️ Our machine learning engineers have been working with LLMs to help GitHub Copilot level up its contextual understanding. https://github.blog/2023-05-17-how-github-copilot-is-getting-better-at-understanding-your-code/
They grow up so fast. 😭 Find out what it’s like to work with LLMs from the engineers behind GitHub Copilot and how model improvements over the years have shaped the AI programmer we know and love. https://github.blog/2023-05-17-inside-github-working-with-the-llms-behind-github-copilot/
Always wanted to talk at a tech conference but never get selected? After speaking at 253 different events @MishManners has 3 top tips for getting your session accepted. https://t.co/q3b4Ys6Qed
When faced with accessibility barriers, developer Paul Chiou gets creative, building custom hardware interfaces and innovative software solutions. Read how Chiou works to increase access for all. https://github.com/readme/featured/disability-creativity https://t.co/FWcyPKDOAu
The path towards delivering successful outcomes for accessibility is a journey. Like most meaningful change it takes time, a growth mindset, and some trial and error.
Our Head of Design shares GitHub's journey so far. https://github.blog/2023-05-17-designs-journey-towards-accessibility/
It's boilerplate - but it's boilerplate we didn't have to type.
See the full project at https://gh.io/mealmetrics-copilot and stay tuned for the next video, where we create a controller. https://t.co/03fa3WYvdj
Unlock potential through accessibility: Learn from @usabilitydoc how inclusive design empowers everyone. https://github.com/readme/stories/annalu-waller
Unlock potential through accessibility: Learn from @usabilitydoc how inclusive design empowers everyone. OR Join @usabilitydoc in championing inclusive design and witness the potential it holds to empower everyone. https://github.com/readme/stories/annalu-waller
RT GitHub Enterprise
Interested in sharing your learnings with GitHub’s global community of developers? 💡Apply to be a speaker at #GitHubUniverse! Call for sessions are now open and close on June 7. https://reg.rainfocus.com/flow/github/universe23/cfp/page/cfslandingpage?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=universe-cfs-entadv https://t.co/sdixgDFG0c
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