5 GitHub Actions every maintainer needs to know
With these actions, you can keep your open source projects organized, minimize repetitive and manual tasks, and focus more on writing code.
weeklyfoo #79 / 2025-04-07githubci
📰 github
Any program can be a GitHub Actions shell
In GitHub Actions, you can use the shell keyword to specify the shell that runs a given run: block. This keyword is optional for workflows but mandatory for action definitions.
weeklyfoo #80 / 2025-04-14github
Evolving GitHub Issues (Public Preview)
First Look: Exploring OpenAI o1 in GitHub Copilot
We’ve tested integrating OpenAI o1-preview with GitHub Copilot. Here’s a first look at where we think it can add value to your day to day.
weeklyfoo #50 / 2024-09-16githubcopilot
GitHub Actions as a time-sharing supercomputer
GitHub comments abused to push malware via Microsoft repo URLs
GitHub Copilot now available in github.com for Copilot Individual and Copilot Business plans
With this public preview, we’re unlocking the context of your code and collaborators—and taking the next step in infusing AI into every developer’s workflow.
weeklyfoo #52 / 2024-09-30aigithubcopilot
GitHub Copilot Workspace
GitHub Copilot Workspace Review
GitHub Copilot: The agent awakens
Introducing agent mode for GitHub Copilot in VS Code, announcing the general availability of Copilot Edits, and providing a first look at our SWE agent.
weeklyfoo #71 / 2025-02-10githubcopilot
GitHub Spark lets you build web apps in plain English
How GitHub Indexes Code For Blazing Fast Search & Retrieval
How GitHub replaced SourceForge as the dominant code hosting platform
Introducing GitHub Copilot Extensions - Unlocking unlimited possibilities with our ecosystem of partners
The world of Copilot is getting bigger, improving the developer experience by keeping developers in the flow longer and allowing them to do more in natural language.
weeklyfoo #34 / 2024-05-27githubcopilot
Map of Github
Nightly Postgres Backups via GitHub Actions
Octoverse: AI leads Python to top language as the number of global developers surges
In this year’s Octoverse report, we study how public and open source activity on GitHub shows how AI is expanding as the global developer community surges in size.
weeklyfoo #57 / 2024-11-04githuboctoverse
Understanding GitHub Actions Working Directory
Using GitHub Copilot in your IDE: Tips, tricks, and best practices
GitHub Copilot is a powerful AI assistant. Learn practical strategies to get the most out of GitHub Copilot to generate the most relevant and useful code suggestions in your editor.
weeklyfoo #27 / 2024-04-08githubcopilotide
Whose code am I running in GitHub Actions?
A week ago, somebody added malicious code to the tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action. If you used the compromised action, it would leak secrets to your build log. Those build logs are public for public repositories, so anybody could see your secrets. Scary!
weeklyfoo #78 / 2025-03-31githubsecurityactions