GitHub is at heart a Git repository hosting service, i.e. a cloud-based source code management or version control system, but that’s just the beginning.

Previously, only upgraded GitHub Pro accounts could create a private GitHub repository. This option is now available to all accounts -- but with a catch that can limit users.

For a typical repo, you would grab the repository's URL and issue a git clone command. Unfortunately, it's not always that simple on GitHub's free tier. If you're lucky, when you attempt to clone your ...

GitHub has taken down a repository that contained proprietary Twitter source code after the social network filed a DCMA takedown request.

All new Git repositories on GitHub will be named "main" instead of "master" starting October 1, 2020.