Did you know you can contribute to many open-source projects without being an expert on GitHub, Git, or coding? Whether or not you're an experienced programmer, you can learn how to use the most ...

GitHub is widely considered to be the center of the open source community, where programmers (and designers, and writers) contribute their expertise to free software projects that anybody can use.

The world has come to rely upon the free work of millions of skilled software developers—the maintainers of free open-source software (FOSS) projects. But the world hasn’t given them a tip. While it’s ...

GitHub today launched Sponsors, a new tool that lets you give financial support to open-source developers through recurring monthly payments. Developers will be able to opt into having a “Sponsor me” ...

Software developers that maintain and contribute to open-source projects will now be able to put out a virtual tip far on their GitHub accounts, thanks to a new feature called GitHub Sponsors that the ...

There is an ongoing argument over whether an account on a code hosting service such as GitHub is an acceptable substitute for a CV or not. Many companies today also encourage or require applicants to ...