# I am the Watcher. I am your guide through this vast new twtiverse.
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# Usage:
#     https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/users              View list of users and latest twt date.
#     https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/twt                View all twts.
#     https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/mentions?uri=:uri  View all mentions for uri.
#     https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/conv/:hash         View all twts for a conversation subject.
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# Options:
#     uri     Filter to show a specific users twts.
#     offset  Start index for quey.
#     limit   Count of items to return (going back in time).
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# twt range = 1 1221
# self = https://watcher.sour.is?uri=https://feeds.twtxt.net/github_blog/twtxt.txt&offset=421
# next = https://watcher.sour.is?uri=https://feeds.twtxt.net/github_blog/twtxt.txt&offset=521
# prev = https://watcher.sour.is?uri=https://feeds.twtxt.net/github_blog/twtxt.txt&offset=321
GitHub Advisory Database now open to community contributions
Anyone can now provide additional information to further the community’s understanding and awareness of security advisories. ⌘ Read more
Code scanning finds more vulnerabilities using machine learning
Today we launched new code scanning analysis features powered by machine learning. The experimental analysis finds more of the most common types of vulnerabilities. ⌘ Read more
Leveraging machine learning to find security vulnerabilities
A behind-the-scenes peek into the machine learning framework powering new code scanning security alerts. ⌘ Read more
How to make the most out of a mentoring relationship
Tips from our developer advocates on how and why to find a mentor. ⌘ Read more
Encoding and escaping untrusted data to prevent injection attacks
Practical tips on how to apply OWASP Top 10 Proactive Control C4. ⌘ Read more
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.4 improves developer productivity and adds reusable workflows to CI/CD**
The GitHub Enterprise Server 3.4 release candidate delivers enhancements to make life easier and more productive, from keyboard shortcuts to auto-generated release notes! ⌘ Read more
The GitHub Stars in our eyes ⭐️**
Over the past year, the GitHub Stars have made a tremendous impact in the community with their influence, inspiring and building communities and creating content to help everyone. ⌘ Read more
Announcing the 2022 MLH Fellowship Cohort, powered by GitHub
The MLH Fellowship, powered by GitHub, is a 12-week internship alternative for aspiring software engineers. Meet the 2022 cohort! ⌘ Read more
Include diagrams in your Markdown files with Mermaid
A picture tells a thousand words. Now you can quickly create and edit diagrams in markdown using words with Mermaid support in your Markdown files. ⌘ Read more
Getting started with project planning on GitHub
Stop context switching. Keep your team’s project planning next to your code. ⌘ Read more
How to start using reusable workflows with GitHub Actions
Reusable workflows offer a simple and powerful way to avoid copying and pasting workflows across your repositories. ⌘ Read more
Coordinated vulnerability disclosure (CVD) for open source projects
A comprehensive guide for vulnerability reporters. ⌘ Read more
Improving the developer experience for Dependabot alerts
Today, we’re shipping improvements to Dependabot alerts that make them easier to understand and remediate. ⌘ Read more
Release Radar · January 2022 Edition
Here's January's top staff picks on projects that shipped major version releases. ⌘ Read more
GitHub Availability Report: January 2022
In January, we experienced no incidents resulting in service downtime to our core services. ⌘ Read more
How to build a CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions in four simple steps
A quick guide on the advantages of using GitHub Actions as your preferred CI/CD tool—and how to build a CI/CD pipeline with it. ⌘ Read more
New sponsors-only repositories, custom amounts, and more
Along with the release of sponsors-only repositories, here’s a look at what’s new and what’s next for Sponsors. ⌘ Read more
Code scanning and Ruby: turning source code into a queryable database
A deep dive into how GitHub adds support for new languages to CodeQL. ⌘ Read more
Top-100 npm package maintainers now require 2FA, and additional security-focused improvements to npm
Starting today, we are rolling out mandatory 2FA to all maintainers of top-100 npm packages by dependents. ⌘ Read more
Dependency graph now supports GitHub Actions
The dependency graph helps developers and maintainers understand the code they depend on, and now includes GitHub Actions! ⌘ Read more
2021 Transparency Report
In GitHub's latest transparency report, we’re giving you a by-the-numbers look at how we responded to requests for user info and content removal. ⌘ Read more
Thinking beyond SQL injection: OWASP tips for secure database access
When it comes to secure database access, there's more to consider than SQL injections. OWASP Top 10 Proactive Control C3 offers guidance. ⌘ Read more
Get ready for Campus TV Season 2: 🌱 New Beginnings
Learn new skills, build projects and meet like-minded students with the latest shows from the GitHub Education Stream Team. ⌘ Read more
Highlights from Git 2.35
The open source Git project just released Git 2.35. Here's GitHub's look at some of the most interesting features and changes introduced since last time. ⌘ Read more
Release Radar · December 2021 Edition
Many of us were wrapping up projects, emails, events, and getting ready for Christmas. While we were all busy getting ready for the festive season, our community was still hard at work shipping open source ⌘ Read more
Open source creates value, but how do you measure it?**
When digital infrastructure is overlooked by governments, it isn't just a missed opportunity: policies may inadvertently endanger open source collaboration. ⌘ Read more
Reducing security risk in open source software with GitHub Actions and OpenSSF Scorecards V4
We’re excited to announce the V4 release of the OpenSSF’s Scorecard project in partnership with Google. ⌘ Read more
How open source is supporting NASA’s new eyes in space
With the successful liftoff of the James Webb Space Telescope, we ask our very own Arfon Smith about the history of open source and space science. ⌘ Read more
Top-rated entries from Game Off 2021
Here are the top games created in our annual game jam as rated and reviewed by the developers that made them. Game On! 🤘🏻 ⌘ Read more
How five open source communities are using GitHub Discussions
From answering questions about a new release to fielding feature requests, here’s how five open source communities use GitHub Discussions. ⌘ Read more
The Open Source Software Security Summit: securing the world’s code together
My colleague Stormy Peters and I are proud to represent GitHub at the White House’s Open Source Software Security Summit to share how securing open source begins by empowering developers. ⌘ Read more
How we ship GitHub Mobile every week
Learn how the GitHub Mobile Team automates their release process with GitHub Actions. ⌘ Read more
GitHub Availability Report: December 2021
In December, we experienced no incidents resulting in service downtime to our core services. ⌘ Read more
How the community powers GitHub Advanced Security with CodeQL queries
The GitHub Security Lab’s CodeQL bounty program fuels GitHub Advanced Security with queries written by the open source community. ⌘ Read more
GitHub’s top 10 blog posts of 2021
As the year winds down, we're highlighting some of the incredible work from GitHub’s engineers, product teams, and security researchers. ⌘ Read more
How GitHub contributed to the Santa Clara Principles update
GitHub was honored to contribute to the Santa Clara Principles on Transparency and Accountability in Content Moderation 2.0. ⌘ Read more
How to leverage security frameworks and libraries for secure code
In this post, I’ll discuss how to apply OWASP Proactive Control C2: Leverage security frameworks and libraries. ⌘ Read more
Getting started with GitHub Actions just got easier!
When you want to create a workflow in the Actions tab of your repository, the recommendations are now based on an analysis of repo content. ⌘ Read more
Technical interviews via Codespaces
Codespaces is a great tool for technical hiring exercises and helps level the playing field for candidates. ⌘ Read more
5 automations every developer should be running
Looking to avoid security vulnerabilities, buttons that don’t work, slow site speeds, or manually writing release notes? This one's for you. ⌘ Read more
A brief history of code search at GitHub
This blog post tells the story of why we built a new search engine optimized for code. ⌘ Read more
Using GitHub’s security features to help identify Log4j exposure in your codebase
Use GitHub’s security features to assess Apache Log4j exposure and, where possible, mitigate this vulnerability within your GitHub repositories. ⌘ Read more
How to define security requirements for your OSS project
Defining your security requirements is the most important proactive control you can implement for your project. Here's how. ⌘ Read more
GitHub’s response to Log4j vulnerability CVE-2021-44228
On Thursday, December 9, 2021, GitHub was made aware of a vulnerability in the Log4j logging framework, CVE-2021-44228. ⌘ Read more
What’s new from GitHub Changelog? November 2021 recap
We shipped a ton of updates in November, from the push notification for PR review activities on the go, to an easy way to create Markdown links. ⌘ Read more
GitHub at the UN Internet Governance Forum
Last week, GitHub joined the Internet Governance Forum to spread awareness of developers’ initiatives and public policy interests. ⌘ Read more
Introducing stack graphs
Precise code navigation is powered by stack graphs, a new open source framework that lets you define the name binding rules for a programming language. ⌘ Read more
Precise code navigation for Python, and code navigation in pull requests
Code navigation is now available in PRs, and code navigation results for Python are now more precise. ⌘ Read more
Improving GitHub code search
Today, we are rolling out a technology preview for GitHub code search, the next iteration for search, discovery, and navigation on GitHub. ⌘ Read more
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.3 is generally available
GitHub Enterprise Server is now generally available for all customers. This release improves performance for CI/CD and for customers with large repositories. ⌘ Read more
Enrolling all npm publishers in enhanced login verification and next steps for two-factor authentication enforcement
Today we're introducing enhanced login verification to the npm registry, and we will begin a staged rollout to maintainers beginning Dec 7. ⌘ Read more
Write more secure code with the OWASP Top 10 Proactive Controls
This lesser-known OWASP project aims to help developers prevent vulnerabilities from being introduced in the first place. ⌘ Read more
Safeguard your containers with new container signing capability in GitHub Actions
GitHub has partnered with the OpenSSF and Project Sigstore to add container image signing to our default “Publish Docker Container” workflow. ⌘ Read more
Release Radar · November 2021 Edition
The end of the year is getting closer, and our communities are busy working away on their projects. While you’ve all been busy maintaining open source projects and shipping releases, we’ve created a new open ⌘ Read more
GitHub Availability Report: November 2021
In November, we experienced one incident resulting in significant impact and degraded state of availability for multiple services. ⌘ Read more
Using ChatOps to help Actions on-call engineers
You can multiply the impact of your domain experts by building their common workflows into ChatOps. ⌘ Read more
GitHub Externships: enabling India’s next generation of developers
Are you a student in India? Applications are open for the GitHub Externships Winter Cohort! ⌘ Read more
5 DevOps tips to speed up your developer workflow
From learning YAML to scripting with Bash, here are a few simple tips for developers who want to speed up their workflows. ⌘ Read more
GitHub Actions: reusable workflows is generally available
DRY your Actions configuration with reusable workflows (and more!) ⌘ Read more
Secure deployments with OpenID Connect & GitHub Actions now generally available
GitHub Actions now supports OpenID Connect for secure deployment to different cloud providers via short-lived, auto-rotated tokens. ⌘ Read more
How to squash bugs by enrolling in OSS-Fuzz
OSS-Fuzz is Google’s awesome fuzzing service for open source projects. GitHub Security Lab's @kevinbackhouse describes enrolling a project. ⌘ Read more
The Copyright Office expands your security research rights
Recently, the Copyright Office responded to the calls to clarify the scope of protected security research. ⌘ Read more
Accelerate security adoption in your organization
The GitHub Services Engineers have released the Advanced Security Enforcer GitHub Action to enable organizations to utilize code scanning in a consistent and automated way. ⌘ Read more
In case you missed it, GitHub Education at Universe 2021!
A recap of all the GitHub Education news from Universe 2021, including the new Intro to Web Dev Experience. ⌘ Read more
What’s new from GitHub Changelog? October 2021 recap
A public beta of the new GitHub Issues, a "security manager" role for organizations, a command palette beta, and lots more. ⌘ Read more
7 advanced workflow automation features with GitHub Actions
Check out some advanced automation and CI/CD capabilities you can use today with GitHub Actions on any GitHub account. ⌘ Read more
GitHub’s developer-first approach to content moderation
GitHub puts the needs of developers at the core of our content moderation policies. Learn more about our approach and how you can contribute. ⌘ Read more
GraphQL global ID migration update
All newly created GraphQL objects now have IDs that conform to a new format, which we refer to as "next IDs." Learn how to migrate older IDs to the new format and why we're making the change. ⌘ Read more
Blue-teaming for Exiv2: adding custom CodeQL queries to code scanning
The Exiv2 team tightened our security by enabling GitHub’s code scanning feature and adding custom queries tailored to the Exiv2 code base. ⌘ Read more
The 2021 State of the Octoverse
The State of the Octoverse analyzes data from millions of developers & repos to share trends across working habits, productivity, and career satisfaction. ⌘ Read more
GitHub’s commitment to npm ecosystem security
We're sharing details of recent incidents on the npm registry, our investigations, and how we’re continuing to invest in the security of npm. ⌘ Read more
Highlights from Git 2.34
To celebrate this most recent release, here's GitHub's look at some of the most interesting features and changes introduced since last time. ⌘ Read more
Release Radar · October 2021 Edition
What an incredible month it’s been for GitHub and our communities. Whilst we’ve been busy with GitHub Universe, our communities have been busy coding. It’s been a successful year for Hacktoberfest, with many first-time contributors ⌘ Read more
Highlights from GitHub’s security roadmap at Universe 2021
During Universe, we received a number of security questions ranging from our strategy to our advisories. Here's what we've got planned! ⌘ Read more
7 unique software collaboration features in GitHub Discussions
Here are a few ways our teams use GitHub Discussions internally to build community, simplify workflows, and get key insights into our work. ⌘ Read more
Make your monorepo feel small with Git’s sparse index
The new sparse index feature makes it feel like you are working in a small repository when working in a focused portion of a monorepo. ⌘ Read more
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.3 enhances CI/CD and adds a new security manager role
This latest release sees the introduction of a new role, a new webhook for GitHub Actions, and a bright edge to dark mode. ⌘ Read more
Three rules of bug fixing for better OSS security
When you're fixing a bug, especially a security vulnerability, you should add a regression test, fix the bug, and find & fix variants. ⌘ Read more
GitHub Availability Report: October 2021
In October, we experienced one incident resulting in significant impact and degraded state of availability for the GitHub Codespaces service. ⌘ Read more
10 GitHub Actions resources to bookmark from the basics to CI/CD**
Tips on how to get started using GitHub Actions and resources to learn more about making it work for you. ⌘ Read more
Building the next phase of GitHub, together
This morning, I shared the following post with Hubbers in response to Nat’s announcement about his next adventure. I am thrilled to take on the role of CEO to build the next phase of GitHub for our global community of software developers. ⌘ Read more
Thank you, GitHub
This morning, I sent the following post to the GitHub team. TL;DR: I’m moving on to my next adventure, and Thomas Dohmke (currently Chief Product Officer) will be GitHub’s next CEO. ⌘ Read more
Blue-teaming for Exiv2, part 1: creating a security advisory process
This blog post is the first in a series about hardening the security of the Exiv2 project. My goal is to share tips that will help you harden the security of your own project. ⌘ Read more
Game Off 2021 theme announcement
The theme for this year’s Game Off is… …BUG! Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to create a game between now and December 1 incorporating the theme somehow, and submit it to ⌘ Read more
Cybersecurity spotlight on bug bounty researcher @yvvdwf
We’re excited to highlight another top contributing researcher to GitHub’s Bug Bounty Program: @yvvdwf ⌘ Read more
GitHub keeps getting better for open source maintainers
Maintainers can now limit who can approve and request changes on pull requests. You can also close issues and block users via your phone. ⌘ Read more
13 short and scary games plus source to play (or hack) this Halloween 🎃**
It’s that time of year again where I like to share seasonally spooktacular games plus source code—a goldmine of material for (a) those looking for coffee-break entertainment, (b) those interested in learning more about game ⌘ Read more
Everything new from Universe 2021
Since last year’s GitHub Universe, we’ve shipped more than 20,000 improvements to GitHub for developers, open source communities, and enterprise teams. Here’s a comprehensive overview of what we’re announcing at Universe this week. ⌘ Read more
A peek inside some of the top games from Ludum Dare 49
The 49th Ludum Dare game jam just wrapped up with almost 3000 entries. Here’s a peek at some of the highest-rated entries that you can play, plus their source code that you can poke around ⌘ Read more
GitHub Actions for security and compliance
GitHub Actions can automate several common security and compliance tasks, even if your CI/CD pipeline is managed by another tool. ⌘ Read more
GitHub Marketplace welcomes its 10,000th action
GitHub Marketplace just passed 10,000 published actions! Learn about contributing to this growing open source ecosystem. ⌘ Read more
Diversity, inclusion, and belonging at GitHub in 2021
In the past two years, GitHub has doubled in size, welcoming more than 760 new Hubbers in 2021 alone. This past year we particularly focused on our goal of making GitHub more equitable. We saw growth in our diversity representation, whose population increased at a higher rate than the company itself. ⌘ Read more
What’s new from GitHub Changelog? September 2021 recap
Catch up on 44 ships, including a colorblind-accessible theme, a public README.md for organizations, and customization of code review settings. ⌘ Read more
Meet the GitHub Universe hosts, and start building your schedule
We sat down with Universe hosts Lorena Mesa and Jarryd McCree for a quick Q&A to help you make the most out of your conference experience this year. ⌘ Read more
💾 Save the date for GitHub Game Off 2021
Game Off is an annual game jam (or “hackathon for building games”) that’s a little different from most—it lasts for the entire month of November—not just a weekend or a few days. It’s the perfect ⌘ Read more
Student developer resources you won’t find in the classroom
Heading back to school? Did you just graduate? The GitHub Education Stream Team (GEST) is sharing resources, tools, and more to help emerging developers land a job. Student leaders from around the world are creating and hosting shows to grow the tech community and share information you won’t find in the classroom. ⌘ Read more
Apply now for GitHub Universe 2021 micro-mentoring
As part of our ongoing commitment to ensure GitHub’s conferences are accessible and inclusive to people from all walks of life, we’re offering 30-minute, 1:1 micro-mentoring sessions with GitHub employees. ⌘ Read more
GitHub security update: revoking weakly-generated SSH keys
On September 28, 2021, we received notice from the developer Axosoft regarding a vulnerability in a dependency of their popular git GUI client - GitKraken. An underlying issue with a dependency, called \keypair\, resulted in the GitKraken client generating weak SSH keys. ⌘ Read more
GitHub security update: revoking weakly-generated SSH keys
On September 28, 2021, we received notice from the developer Axosoft regarding a vulnerability in a dependency of their popular git GUI client - GitKraken. An underlying issue with a dependency, called \\keypair\\, resulted in the GitKraken client generating weak SSH keys. ⌘ Read more
Release Radar · September 2021 Edition
The Northern Hemisphere has hit fall, and the southern is starting to warm into summer. September has been a busy time for our community. Maintainers have been getting their repositories ready for Hacktoberfest, joining us ⌘ Read more