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GitHub

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A platform for hosting and collaborating on code repositories using Git version control.

Founded by: Tom Preston-WernerChris WanstrathP. J. HyettScott Chaconin 2008

You can use GitHub to store your code, work with teammates and track changes over time. It offers branching, pull requests and issue tracking so you and your team can review work, fix bugs and release features smoothly. Two standout features include its built-in CI/CD workflows via GitHub Actions and its social collaboration model with forks and stars. Use it for open source projects, internal team codebases or integrating development and deployment in one place.

Integrations

GitHub Actions, GitHub Pages, GitHub Mobile App, Azure DevOps

Use Cases

Version control and collaboration
Open-source project hosting
Issue tracking and resolution
Project planning and management
Team communication and updates

Standout Features

Fine-tunable architecture allows bespoke model customization.
Native agentic capabilities enable dynamic function execution.
Reference implementations streamline integration with existing tools.
Client examples facilitate seamless local inference deployment.
Support for Harmony format enhances tool integration efficiency.
Dedicated chat templates simplify complex response handling.

Tasks it helps with

Host code repositories with version control
Create branches to work on new features separately
Submit and review pull requests for code changes
Track issues, bugs and feature requests
Automate builds, tests and deployments via CI/CD workflows
Fork public repositories and contribute to open source projects

Who is it for?

Software Engineer, Full-Stack Developer, DevOps Engineer, Web Developer, QA Engineer, Data Scientist, CTO, Product Manager, Technical Writer

Overall Web Sentiment

People love it

Time to value

Immediate

Tutorials

code hosting platform, version control, collaboration, pull requests, commit history, CI/CD, open source, software development
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