Hacking GitHub: 14 simple tools to help introduce open source to the uninitiated
A guide to 14 simple tools that make GitHub and open-source collaboration accessible to non-technical users and organizations.
A guide to 14 simple tools that make GitHub and open-source collaboration accessible to non-technical users and organizations.
A developer shares a script for sharing selected webpage text directly to Twitter, with automatic highlighting and URL hash integration.
Release notes for RSiteCatalyst 1.4.2, an R package for Adobe Analytics, detailing bug fixes and a new API feature.
Explores the challenges of integrating designers into open source projects and defines three interpretations of 'Open Source Design'.
A developer logs a week's worth of software bugs they encountered, from Ubuntu to GitHub, and discusses the need for better testing practices.
Release notes for RSiteCatalyst v1.4.1, detailing bug fixes and new API functions for Adobe Analytics reporting in R.
A developer explains how publicly tracking personal goals on GitHub using a structured, open-source system significantly boosted their productivity and accountability.
A guide to installing and configuring drivers for using an Xbox 360 controller with Mac OS X Yosemite.
A former government developer and attorney analyzes outdated federal IT workflows and advocates for adopting modern, open-source practices and updating laws.
Explains the role of a Government Evangelist at GitHub, focusing on helping government agencies adopt open source software and practices.
Author celebrates Programmers' Day by sharing an old Haskell Z-machine emulator project and suggests sharing old code on GitHub.
A look back at a 2004 hack using Domino's public API to order pizza from the command line, illustrating the power of open APIs.
Learn how to checkout a GitHub Pull Request directly using Git commands and aliases, without needing external tools like the hub gem.
A guide on how to sync a forked Git repository with its upstream source using command-line steps and custom Git aliases.
A developer explains how to make GitHub track contributions to OpenStack repositories by starring them, using a Python script.
Announcing Cimbalino Toolkit 1.0.0, a developer toolkit for Windows Phone and Windows Store apps, now available as NuGet packages.
A developer explores using free SaaS tools like GitHub and Travis CI to build and manage an open-source project, moving beyond traditional forges.
A data scientist analyzes Seattle's bicycle counter data using Python to determine if cycling is truly increasing or just affected by good weather.
A guide to evaluating the health and sustainability of open source projects before adopting them, covering metrics like activity, community, and documentation.
A tutorial on creating internal links and a table of contents in IPython Notebooks and Markdown documents using HTML anchors.