Continuous AI for accessibility: How GitHub transforms feedback into inclusion
For years, accessibility feedback at GitHub didn’t have a clear place to go. Unlike typical product feedback, accessibility issues don’t
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How we rebuilt the search architecture for high availability in GitHub Enterprise Server
So much of what you interact with on GitHub depends on search—obviously the search bars and filtering experiences like the
From pixels to characters: The engineering behind GitHub Copilot CLI’s animated ASCII banner
Most people think ASCII art is simple, and a nostalgic remnant of the early internet. But when the GitHub Copilot
When protections outlive their purpose: A lesson on managing defense systems at scale
To keep a platform like GitHub available and responsive, it’s critical to build defense mechanisms. A whole lot of them.
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Post-quantum security for SSH access on GitHub
Today, we’re announcing some changes that will improve the security of accessing Git data over SSH. What’s changing? We’re adding
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How GitHub engineers tackle platform problems
In my spare time I enjoy building Gundam models, which are model kits to build iconic mechas from the Gundam
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GitHub Issues search now supports nested queries and boolean operators: Here’s how we (re)built it
Originally, Issues search was limited by a simple, flat structure of queries. But with advanced search syntax, you can now
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Design system annotations, part 2: Advanced methods of annotating components
In part one of our design system annotation series, we discussed the ways in which accessibility can get left out
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Design system annotations, part 1: How accessibility gets left out of components
When it comes to design systems, every organization tends to be at a different place in their accessibility journey. Some
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Building a more accessible GitHub CLI
At GitHub, we’re committed to making our tools truly accessible for every developer, regardless of ability or toolset. The command