Next up in our featured dotblogger series is github.blog. Github, “the largest and most advanced development platform”, is designed around collaboration and sharing. Github.blog blog plays a key role in how the company communicates with their vast community.
Who is GitHub
GitHub is the most popular git repository platform in the world. What’s that mean for non-techies? Let’s break it down.
Git is software that coders use when working on open-source programming projects. Open source is when a developer creates code for software and then allows anyone to change the code and use it as they want.
Git tracks the changes that are made, which allows coders to restore previous versions of coding as well. It’s a helpful resource when starting projects because you can find what’s already been created and build upon it instead of having to start from scratch.
GitHub is used by 65+ million developers, 3+ million organizations including big brand names including Ford, Etsy, Pinterest, and Home Depot, 200+ million repositories, and 72% of Fortune 50 companies.
Community and collaboration are a large part of why people use the platform and the blog is one way they keep everyone connected and informed.
What’s on the blog
The GitHub blog shares product innovations and updates with their community. For example, a recent post notified users of an update in security features and new color modes. Posts like this can garner excitement for updates that users may not know about otherwise.
The blog is also used to promote messages and lessons shared by the GitHub Education Stream Team. They utilize GitHub Campus TV through Twitch to share lessons to help everyone from newbie to experienced coders. This is a great way to show expertise within the industry and gain the trust of their audience.
GitHub shares blog posts from the company introducing new hires, sustainability efforts, and are transparent about the culture they’re building within the company. The blog also shares open source projects and updates.
There is a lot of information to discover in this blog, but it is easy to navigate. The design is clean and simple. This helps keep the focus on the information being shared. And the categories menu allows readers to go directly to the topic they need.
Building community
GitHub.blog is a way for Github to share information with their community. GitHub users can visit the blog to read posts from decision makers, developers and users alike. The wealth of information they share creates trust while providing the latest news and updates.
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