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What if your JavaScript application could work directly with Git repositories, without depending on the native Git CLI? This Open Source Friday features isomorphic-git, a pure JavaScript implementation of Git that runs in Node.js and web browsers. Project links: - Repository: https://lnkd.in/g89ZfAj2 - Documentation: https://lnkd.in/gJceRJMS - Contributing guide: https://lnkd.in/ghgGXqHe Open Source Friday is a live series where we explore open source projects, learn how they work, and contribute alongside their communities. #OpenSourceFriday #OpenSource #JavaScript #Git #NodeJS #WebDevelopment #GitHub

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📣 Kimi K3, an open-weight model, is now generally available and rolling out in GitHub Copilot. The model shows frontier-level abilities on agentic coding with highly cost-effective pricing. It is hosted by Fireworks AI. Learn more. 👇 https://lnkd.in/gp46kuZG

Models are increasingly talking to us using words and jargon we don't understand. One fix for this is to set the following global instruction... "Use ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English for all responses" This will stop the model from using jargon and as a bonus, decreases the output tokens which saves you money. To set this in the GitHub Copilot app, go to "Settings / Sessions". The instructions here will apply to all sessions in the app.

What does it take to modernize an 8-year-old codebase? Stacks (on stacks). 🥞 https://lnkd.in/ehyBgHy2

💡 Try talking to Copilot a different way. Click the microphone icon in the GitHub Copilot app to transcribe your prompt. Download it here ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/e7ghi_zB

Junior developers: What’s the job hunt been like for you?  AI is changing what employers look for. Here are three ways to stay ahead. 👇

Go from an empty repository to a live website on a custom domain, secured with HTTPS, in about 14 minutes, without manually editing a single DNS record. GitHub Copilot CLI drives the process, with a community Namecheap skill automating DNS configuration through the registrar’s API. Learn how to: 🌐 Publish a site with GitHub Pages 💳 Register an inexpensive domain 🔌 Connect your registrar’s API to Copilot CLI ⚙️ Point the domain to GitHub Pages 🔍 Verify the deployment end to end No prior DNS expertise required (and that’s the point). https://lnkd.in/ezVPKYir

Get your first look at GitHub Universe 2026 as Andrea Griffiths, Cassidy Williams, and friends take you inside GitHub’s biggest developer event of the year. We’ll share the speakers, sessions, and surprises headed to San Francisco this October 28–29. Plus, we’re announcing a new community opportunity to help shape GitHub Universe. Join us August 10 at 5 PM ET. Whether you’re attending in person or online, this is where your Universe planning starts.