Friday Recommendation 3 GitHub Resources

Happy Friday everyone! I’m on my 5th week with colds and throat infections (lovely perks of being a first-time toddler parent) and the whole family is sick. I’ve been meaning to post more often, but I’m low on energy. However, I really wanted to share some neat resources for those of you using GitHub. We recently moved from Bitbucket to GitHub at Greenbyte, and there has been a lot of talk about different useful resources. Here are 3 important resources:

1. GitHub Public Roadmap

Make sure you follow the GitHub Public Roadmap repository to stay up to date with features being worked on with ETAs. An issue is created per feature, and conversations are limited to collaborators so you can follow the repository conversations without being bombarded with notifications and emails.

The Kanban board is active and a good place to get an overview over features and where they are at.
If you want to get more involved there is the GitHub Support Community, although it isn’t very active at the moment.

2. GitHub learning

If you are new to GitHub and/or git, or you want to refresh your skills, then GitHub Learning is a valuable resource. They have entry level labs, as well as intermediate level labs. Personally I’ve used the GitHub Actions lab to learn about GitHub Actions. Highly recommend it!

3. GitHub CLI

The GitHub CLI tool is what made me write this post. A colleague of mine recommended this tool and I was intrigued. If you, like me, prefer the commandline, then the GitHub CLI could be a nice addition to your workflow tools. In regard to the GitHub tools, I have to mention the iPhone app from GitHub, it’s really good! I’ve been using it to go through PRs when I’ve been in bed sick and not up for grabbing my laptop (I like reading code and don’t mind doing it when I’m not officially on the clock).

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Last modified on 2020-09-25