Articles from github.blog
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- How GitHub gave every repository a durable owner - The GitHub Blog
GitHub scanned its 14k internal repos, gave every active repo a validated owner via custom properties, archived ~8k unused ones, and enforced ownership at creation within 45 days.
- What are git worktrees, and why should I use them? - The GitHub Blog
Git worktrees let developers work on multiple branches simultaneously without stashing or context-switching, with each branch in its own folder.
- Rethinking open source mentorship in the AI era - The GitHub Blog
In the AI era, open source maintainers should use the 3 Cs framework to mentor strategically without burnout as contribution volume grows.
- The era of “AI as text” is over. Execution is the new interface. - The GitHub Blog
GitHub's Copilot SDK lets developers embed agentic planning-and-execution loops into applications, shifting AI from text responses to programmable infrastructure.
- Claude and Codex are now available in public preview on GitHub - GitHub Changelog
Claude and Codex coding agents are now in public preview for Copilot Pro+ and Copilot Enterprise customers, enabling agent sessions from GitHub.com, mobile, and VS Code.
- Build an agent into any app with the GitHub Copilot SDK - The GitHub Blog
The GitHub Copilot SDK technical preview exposes the same agentic execution loop used by Copilot CLI as a programmable layer for any application.
- Why AI is pushing developers toward typed languages - The GitHub Blog
AI-generated code's unreliability pushes developers toward typed languages like TypeScript, which catch type-check errors that cause 94% of LLM compilation failures.
- How to write a great agents.md: Lessons from over 2,500 repositories - The GitHub Blog
Analyzing 2,500+ agents.md files reveals that effective agent definitions require specific personas, executable commands, code examples, and clear boundaries.