GitHub for Beginners: How to get LLMs to do what you want
Welcome back to season two of GitHub for Beginners, a series designed to help you navigate GitHub more confidently! So far, we’ve explored how to use GitHub Copilot and some of its essential features....
View ArticleCracking the code: How to wow the acceptance committee at your next tech event
GitHub Universe returns to San Francisco on October 28 and 29—bringing together the builders, dreamers, and changemakers shaping the future of software. From first-time speakers with big ideas to...
View ArticleHow to make your images in Markdown on GitHub adjust for dark mode and light...
GitHub supports dark mode and light mode, and as developers, we can make our README images look great in both themes. Here’s a quick guide to using the <picture> element in your GitHub Markdown...
View ArticleExploring GitHub CLI: How to interact with GitHub’s GraphQL API endpoint
You might have heard of the GitHub CLI and all of the awesome things you can do with it. However, one of its hidden superpowers is the ability to execute complex queries and mutations through GitHub’s...
View ArticleGitHub Issues search now supports nested queries and boolean operators:...
Originally, Issues search was limited by a simple, flat structure of queries. But with advanced search syntax, you can now construct searches using logical AND/OR operators and nested parentheses,...
View ArticleDocumentation done right: A developer’s guide
With all the work involved in creating and maintaining a project, sometimes writing documentation can slip through the cracks. However, good docs are a huge asset to any project. Consider the...
View ArticleHow to thrive as a junior engineer: Tips and insights
Starting an engineering career can be both exciting and overwhelming—I know, I’ve been there. Life comes at you fast; bugs get reported, features get requested, meetings get scheduled. You have to...
View ArticleLess TODO, more done: The difference between coding agent and agent mode in...
“Give a dev a code completion and they’ll merge once. Teach a dev to wield an AI agent and they’ll empty the backlog before the coffee cools.“ GitHub Copilot started life in 2021 as the autocomplete...
View ArticleHow to create issues and pull requests in record time on GitHub
Software development has always started with a conversation: What problem are we solving, why does it matter, and what does “finished” look like? On GitHub, that conversation crystallizes in an issue....
View ArticleWhy developer expertise matters more than ever in the age of AI
Editor’s note: This piece was originally published in our LinkedIn newsletter, Branching Out_. Sign up now for more career-focused content > AI tools seem to be everywhere. With the tap of a key,...
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