GitHub

Code, reviews and planning on one platform

Developers and teams keep their source code, plans and discussions on GitHub, a hosted platform that brings version control together with project tools, automation and security checks. The company describes the platform as the home of millions of developers and businesses, and says it is built to be secure, scalable and widely used.

The repository sits at the center of the work. Code is stored in it, changes are proposed through pull requests, and people discuss those changes where the code lives. Issues and Projects give teams flexible tools for tracking tasks and roadmaps that adapt to how a team already works. Discussions create room for open-ended questions that do not belong in a ticket, and Sponsors lets people fund the open source maintainers and projects they rely on.

Automated builds, tests and deployment

GitHub Actions runs build, test and deployment workflows, so a change can move through continuous integration and delivery without manual steps. Codespaces provides a complete development environment that starts in seconds, so a developer can work on any repository from a browser, with the ability to code, build, test and open pull requests in one session.

An AI assistant for writing and reviewing code

GitHub Copilot is presented as an AI pair programmer. It turns natural language prompts into coding suggestions and helps with everything from boilerplate to complex features. The company cites a figure of 55 percent faster completion of tasks in its own measurements. Copilot can also be assigned to make the first pass at a code review, and Copilot Autofix proposes fixes for security issues, which the company says reduces the time developers spend debugging.

Security checks built into the workflow

GitHub Advanced Security offers code scanning, which uses static analysis to find problems in code, and CodeQL analysis for deeper checks. Secret scanning looks for patterns that match credentials from partners and helps prevent accidentally committed secrets from being misused. Dependabot finds vulnerable dependencies in a project's supply chain and proposes updates. The company says these checks help organizations meet regulatory requirements without a separate manual process.

Mobile access and the open source community

The GitHub mobile app lets people keep track of their projects and assign tasks to Copilot from a phone. The platform hosts a large open source community, and the company says it is designed for everyone from start-ups to people who are only learning to code.