"If I have one more productive developer, why wouldn't I hire another one, and another one?'" said GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke.

AI-powered coding just got more accessible with GitHub Copilot's free plan. Here's how to set it up in VS Code, step-by-step, and find out whether it's smart enough to actually improve your work.

Click that icon, and you’ll see a Sign In button (Figure C). Figure C Click Sign In, and a pop-up will open informing you Visual Studio Code wants to sign in using GitHub.

GitHub has tapped 15-year National Security Agency veteran Jacob DePriest as its new VP of security, the company confirmed to Insider. ... An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.

With GitHub taking over that developer lifecycle, that allows us to build in a lot of automation so we have end-to-end visibility on where developers are spending their time and what they’re doing.

Alternatives to GitHub—some themselves open-source—wait in the wings. If it is not careful, Microsoft may find the developers it just paid so much to reach slipping from its grasp. Share ...