Github engineering

GitHub’s primary codebase is a large Ruby on Rails monolith with over 4.2 million lines of code across roughly 30,000 […]

Over 15 years ago, GitHub started as a Ruby on Rails application with a single MySQL database. Since then, GitHub

When I think about large codebases, the repositories for Microsoft Windows and Office are top of mind. When Microsoft began

As a company that’s been remote-first since day one, GitHub Engineering has learned a lot about how to communicate effectively

In June, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services. June 05 17:05 UTC (lasting 142

Drag-and-drop is a highly interactive and visual interface. We often use drag-and-drop to perform tasks like uploading files, reordering browser

In April, we experienced four incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services. April 05 08:11 UTC (lasting 47

The world of software development is constantly evolving. That means whether you’re a seasoned developer or just starting out on

In March, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services. March 15 19:42 UTC (lasting 42