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Breaking down CPU speed: How utilization impacts performance
https://github.blog/engineering/architecture-optimization/breaking-down-cpu-speed-how-utilization-impacts-performance/
Published: November 25, 2024 22:59
The Performance Engineering team at GitHub assessed how CPU performance degrades as utilization increases and how this relates to capacity.
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How to make Storybook Interactions respect user motion preferences
https://github.blog/engineering/user-experience/how-to-make-storybook-interactions-respect-user-motion-preferences/
Published: November 20, 2024 17:06
With this custom addon, you can ensure your workplace remains accessible to users with motion sensitivities while benefiting from Storybook’s Interactions.
The post How to make Storybook Interactions respect user motion preferences appeared first on The…
GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency: How we built the next evolution of GitHub Enterprise using GitHub
https://github.blog/engineering/engineering-principles/github-enterprise-cloud-with-data-residency/
Published: September 26, 2024 16:15
How we used GitHub to build GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency.
The post GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency: How we built the next evolution of GitHub Enterprise using GitHub appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
The ultimate guide to developer happiness
https://github.blog/engineering/engineering-principles/the-ultimate-guide-to-developer-happiness/
Published: August 14, 2024 13:08
Five actionable tips and strategies to supercharge developer happiness—and a more innovative workplace.
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How GitHub supports neurodiverse employees (and how your company can, too)
https://github.blog/engineering/engineering-principles/how-github-supports-neurodiverse-employees-and-how-your-company-can-too/
Published: July 29, 2024 15:33
Teams with neurodivergent employees can be up to 30 percent more productive. Discover tips on how best to support them in your workplace.
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How we improved availability through iterative simplification
https://github.blog/engineering/engineering-principles/how-we-improved-availability-through-iterative-simplification/
Published: July 23, 2024 17:00
Solving and staying ahead of problems when scaling up a system of GitHub’s size is a delicate process. Here's a look at some of the tools in GitHub's toolbox, and how we’ve used them to solve problems.
The post How we improved availability through…
Exploring the challenges in creating an accessible sortable list (drag-and-drop)
https://github.blog/engineering/user-experience/exploring-the-challenges-in-creating-an-accessible-sortable-list-drag-and-drop/
Published: July 23, 2024 13:17
Drag-and-drop is a highly interactive and visual interface. We often use drag-and-drop to perform tasks like uploading files, reordering browser bookmarks, or even moving a card in solitaire.
The post Exploring the challenges in creating an accessible…
How we improved push processing on GitHub
https://github.blog/engineering/architecture-optimization/how-we-improved-push-processing-on-github/
Published: July 23, 2024 13:11
Pushing code to GitHub is one of the most fundamental interactions that developers have with GitHub every day. Read how we have significantly improved the ability of our monolith to correctly and fully process pushes from our users.
The post How we…
GitHub Availability Report: June 2024
https://github.blog/2024-07-12-github-availability-report-june-2024/
Published: July 12, 2024 20:32
In June, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
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Exploring the challenges in creating an accessible sortable list (drag-and-drop)
https://github.blog/2024-07-09-exploring-the-challenges-in-creating-an-accessible-sortable-list-drag-and-drop/
Published: July 9, 2024 19:06
Drag-and-drop is a highly interactive and visual interface. We often use drag-and-drop to perform tasks like uploading files, reordering browser bookmarks, or even moving a card in solitaire.
The post Exploring the challenges in creating an accessible…