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Mastering GitHub Copilot: When to use AI agent mode

Discover the differences between agent mode and Copilot Edits with GitHub Copilot—and when to use them in your workflows.

Video: How to create checklists in Markdown for easier task tracking

Ever wondered how to create checklists in your GitHub repositories, Issues, and PRs? Make task lists more manageable in your GitHub repositories, issues, and pull requests.

Video: How to run dependency audits with GitHub Copilot

Learn to automate dependency management using GitHub Copilot, GitHub Actions, and Dependabot to eliminate manual checks, improve security, and save time for what really matters.

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GitHub’s top blogs of 2024

Explore GitHub’s top blogs of 2024, featuring new tools, AI breakthroughs, and tips to level up your developer game.

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Beginner’s guide to GitHub: Setting up and securing your profile

As part of the GitHub for Beginners guide, learn how to improve the security of your profile and create a profile README. This will let you give your GitHub account a little more personality.

How to level up your Git game with GitHub CLI

Using Git in the CLI can improve your development speed and power. Here are our top eight commands for using GitHub via your command line.

Beginner’s guide to GitHub: Creating a pull request

As part of the GitHub for Beginners guide, learn how to create pull requests. This will enable you to suggest changes to existing repositories.

Beginner’s guide to GitHub: Adding code to your repository

Take the next step in our GitHub for Beginners series and add code to your repository. Learn how to create branches and upload changes into a pull request.

How to review code effectively: A GitHub staff engineer’s philosophy

GitHub Staff Engineer Sarah Vessels discusses her philosophy of code review, what separates good code review from bad, her strategy for finding and reviewing code, and how to get the most from reviews of her own code.

Beginner’s guide to GitHub: Uploading files and folders to GitHub

The next step in our GitHub for Beginners series is learning how to add files and folders to your GitHub repository.

Beginner’s guide to GitHub repositories: How to create your first repo

Git started on your first repository in the third installment of GitHub for Beginners. Discover the essential features and settings to manage your projects effectively.

Top 12 Git commands every developer must know

The latest installment of GitHub for Beginners, where we cover the essential Git commands to get you Git-literate.

4 ways GitHub engineers use GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot increases efficiency for our engineers by allowing us to automate repetitive tasks, stay focused, and more.

Using GitHub Copilot in your IDE: Tips, tricks, and best practices

GitHub Copilot is a powerful AI assistant. Learn practical strategies to get the most out of GitHub Copilot to generate the most relevant and useful code suggestions in your editor.

Insider newsletter digest: 4 things you didn’t know you could do with GitHub Projects

Unlock the secret to organization and collaboration magic with our GitHub Projects tips and tricks roundup.

GitHub Copilot Learning Pathway: Accelerate your business with AI

Learn what GitHub Copilot can help your business achieve in this expert-guided GitHub Learning Pathway, featuring insights from tech leaders at top organizations.

How we’re using GitHub Projects to standardize our workflows and stay aligned

Learn how we’re managing feature releases and establishing best practices within and across teams at GitHub using GitHub Projects.

Insider newsletter digest: How to use GitHub Copilot

Explore the July edition, featuring prompts, tips, and use cases for GitHub Copilot.

5 tips for making your GitHub profile page accessible

Your profile’s README invites the world to know you and your work, so it’s important that everyone can read and understand it. In this post, we share some tips for making your README more accessible.