Badges: assembled. Energy: 🔥 Tomorrow we go live at GitHub Universe—keynotes, demos, EDU-friendly sessions, and yes… a programmable badge. 🎟️ Free virtual pass + schedule → gh.io/AAy5upq

The future of software is happening live at #GitHubUniverse 2025 — and you can be there from anywhere 🌍 Secure your free virtual ticket now at githubuniverse.com and catch every keynote, launch, and surprise.

“Ignorance will break all software.” Log4Shell’s one line of code broke the internet, and taught us all a lesson we can’t ignore. As Christian Grobmeier, maintainer of Log4J puts it: "Learning is the only cure for ignorance. So just keep learning."

More from Hack Club Undercity hackathon at @github.com HQ: 🌱 AutoPlant — automated grow rig: lights/heat/water. Siddharth Naidu, 14, USA ⌨️ Easy75 — 3D-printed 75% mech kb, OLED + encoder. Eddy Zhao, 18, USA ⏱ PomodoroTimer — 3D-printed timer, 4” LCD + knob. Eddy Zhao, 18, USA

Our GitHub Campus Expert at GDGoC UNILAG brought STEM a Child to Mushin, Lagos—introducing 100 students to Python, HTML, Arduino, and embedded systems. Inclusive, hands-on, and mentorship-driven to spark real tech confidence. Thanks Newseed Foundation for partnership.

Students: get resume tips, career guidance, or skill-building advice directly from a @github.com employee in a 1:1 micro-mentoring session! 🗓️ Oct 20–31, ahead of #GitHubUniverse 🎓 Open worldwide to students 18+ ⏳ Apply by Sept 19: gh.io/ghummapp25

🇸🇾 Great to see student programmers in northern Syria competing in local finals. As new trade rules take effect, @github.com is enabling broader access in Syria so more developers can build, learn, and collaborate on our platform. Read the update: gh.io/AAxupgi

More Hack Club Undercity hackathon projects: 📻 USB FM Transmitter — plug-and-play board that sends PC audio over FM. Rudy, 17, Toronto 🍄 Mushroom Lamp — USB-C, addressable-RGB desk light. Cody, USA ⌨️ idiot12 — a keyboard condensed into 12 wireless keys. Ben Wang, 16, Australia

More from Undercity Hackathon at GitHub HQ: ⌚ CF:Watch — cassette-futurism watch by Daniel Benge (16, UK) 🌋 QuakeCord — DIY home seismometer by Yian Lee (16, Taiwan) 📷 Papercam — E-ink digital camera by Arya Chakrabarti (18, United States) Built by Hack Club high-schoolers.

Fresh builds from Undercity hackathon at @github.com HQ: ⌨️ [glyph] — split mechanical keyboard with dual joysticks. hex4 (12, Canada) 🌌 Astrotracker H1 — Star tracker for astrophotography. Jayden (15, USA) 🚚 Hybrid Truck — custom truck go-kart. Tristan Itoh (16, US) By teenage hackclubbers 🤯

🎙️ New episode! The GitHub Podcast: Unlock the power of MCP — and see how it’s shaping the future of AI tools for developers. Listen now → gh.io/podcast

More from Undercity Hackathon at @github HQ: 🖨️ Vanta Mk.I – Experimental SCARA-arm 3D printer. Joshua Lemon (15, USA) 💻 ModuDeck – Fully modular portable computer. Matteo Carey (16, USA) 🔑 PicoDucky – RP2350 USB board for security & automation. Rudy (17, Toronto) Built by Hack Clubbers.

More amazing Undercity Hackathon projects at @github.com HQ: 🎧 MEKO – E-Ink DAC audio player by Balázs Marcel (17, Romania) 🎹 stm32pe – MPE MIDI controller by Danny (17, USA) 🎸 Volt – Bluetooth guitar amp by Ben Wang (Australia) Built by @hackclub.com high-schoolers.

More from Undercity Hackathon at @github HQ: 🌡️ STM32 Non-Contact Thermometer by Samanta (15, India) 💻 Pico+ microcontroller board (RP2350) by Evan Yu (17, Canada) 🔐 MicroKey — open-source hardware security key also by Evan Yu Built by @starthackclub high-schoolers. Engineered with style.

🎙️ The GitHub Podcast is back to explore community stories, tools, trends, and culture in open source. ➡️ Tune in every two weeks for insights from maintainers, newcomer journeys, and fresh spotlight projects like Anime.js, Docs, and CSS Zero. 🎧 gh.io/ghpodcast

The Community Exchange Summer Project is live! For the next 7 days, we’re highlighting open source collaboration, hands-on coding, and community learning. Start here: gh.io/AAxdrw0 Catch up on: Day 1: gh.io/AAxdzls Day 2: gh.io/AAxe7bk

More standout Hack Club student creations from the Undercity Hackathon GitHub HQ: 1. Biblically Accurate Macropad (Angel-shaped RP2040 keypad) 👁️ 2. PyP-Boy (Real-life Pip-Boy from Fallout) ⌚ 3. Flora (Interactive blooming flower) 🌸 Built by high-school inventors. More soon!

Part 2 of our summer series highlighting projects from Hack Club’s Undercity Hackathon at GitHub HQ: 1. Mini-Vending Machine (Arduino tabletop machine) 2. SplitWave Keyboard (wireless ergonomic keyboard) 3. Radiant (interactive LED ring inspired by videogames) Built by students, shared by us.

🚨 Last call! Applications to become a GitHub Campus Expert close July 31. 🛠️ Level-up your leadership, run events, and grow your campus tech community. 🔗 Apply now - gh.io/campusexperts

Kicking off our Undercity Hackathon summer series with Hack Club 🚀 Jukebox – Real-life Minecraft music player Icepi Zero – Raspberry Pi–sized FPGA dev board Lover Jet – Arduino-powered RC cardboard jet Built by teenage Hack Clubbers at GitHub HQ. More projects coming soon!

🎉 New tools in the Student Developer Pack! 🔹 ToDiagram → Edit and explore JSON, YAML, CSV, and XML as interactive diagrams. 🔹 SlideCoach → Get AI feedback on your presentations with pacing tips, delivery insights, and Q&A sims. Free for verified students 👇 gh.io/todiagramsdp gh.io/slidecoachsdp

School might be out for summer, but your next side project is in session. This summer, build it - for the joy, for the vibes, For the Love of Code 🧡 github.blog/open-source/for-the-love-of-code-2025/

SheBuilds is back! A 24h in-person women-only hackathon powered by VLIV x Hack Culture x GitHub. 🧠 Network, build, win from a ₹1.75L+ prize pool 📍 Greater Noida | 🗓️ Aug 1–2 🔗 Register: gh.io/shebuilds

🎓 Educators—save the date! July 11, 9:30 AM IST Copilot Fridays: Copilot for Educators session with GitHub’s Dhanashri Chavan 🌐 ✅ AI-powered lesson planning ✅ Engaging live demo + Q&A ✅ Open to CS & software educators worldwide 👉 Register now: gh.io/AAwu20p

🚨 Women in tech, this one’s for you! Join #ScriptedByHer, @Meesho_Official's first-ever women-only hackathon. 💻 Coding challenge → MVP → PPO opportunity 🏆 ₹2.25L in prizes 📍 Online | Deadline: June 24 🔗 gh.io/meeshohack She codes, she conquers. 💪

One of our Campus Experts trainees, leading the student-led edtech startup Rectify Learn, was featured in The Daily Star. The team is now part of four global startup hubs. Read the story: gh.io/AAwbu5n

Starting in 40 minutes! Tune in at twitch.tv/githubeducation

🚨 Incoming live demo! Wed May 28 (1 :30 pm ET - 10:30 am PT) on Twitch with New Relic + OpenTelemetry maintainer Reese Lee. Run the Astro Shop app & analyse telemetry live. Students get New Relic Pro free (worth 300$/month) 🔗twitch.tv/githubeducation

Meet your new AI teammate! Assign an issue to GitHub Copilot coding agent and it spins up Actions, writes code & tests, and ships a draft PR—all under your branch protections. gh.io/codeagentblog

MLHFellows are leveling up open source for #MaintainerMonth: • Consul.NET – new docs & PRs • GR-OSS – repo-wide security audits • Audio/VideoSeal – AI watermark tools Read more → gh.io/AAwbu5g

Microsoft AI Skills Fest wraps up on 28 May. Finish your learning paths this week and watch the closing session during Microsoft Build. Register or pick up where you left off: aiskillsfest.event.microsoft.com

⏰ Last call! The @appwrite.io × GitHub Education AMA ends today. Got a burning question about supporting open-source maintainers? Drop it now → gh.io/AAwbmfk Up next: Appwrite Init (May 19-23)

New dev/core collection just dropped. Check it out at thegithubshop.com

Copilot just went cross-discipline: automate docs, scripts, and PM tasks—no heavy coding required. Today’s lesson (Day 3 of our FREE Master Class, May 12–26) drops real-world demos you can copy in VS Code. 🔗 gh.io/AAw5u3t

Learning to code? Begin with GitHub Skills’ Intro to GitHub to master version control and collaboration. Then, dive into coding with Visual Studio Code for Education’s beginner courses in 🐍 Python and 🌐 Web Development. 🔗 gh.io/skills 🔗 vscodeedu.com

Every hero needs a sidekick. 🎓 Students 🍎 Teachers 🛠️ Maintainers Copilot Pro is free for you: gh.io/ghcopstudoc

The MLH Fellowship is a 12-week immersive program designed to help you learn the skills you need to launch a career in tech. You’ll gain real-world experience under the mentorship of engineers from top tech companies and build a network with other aspiring developers. Apply now! 🔗 gh.io/mlhfsa

For our final celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we’ve got tips and tricks to make your profile accessible to all + hubbers sharing feedback on your profile! 🔗 gh.io/edusocacc4

Just one last week between you and being ready to get GitHub Foundations Certified 🤓 . Finish the course strong with the final module: Enterprise Essentials 💪🏼 gh.io/ghfentedu

⏳ The call for speakers for Git Merge 2025 closes in just over 2 weeks! Got a great Git story to share? Submit your talk by May 13 🔗 git-merge.com

Students told us sustainability matters but they need resources. We hear you! Explore the Climate Action Plan for Developers: find green software tools & contribute to climate tech OSS projects. Make an impact today! Learn more at gh.io/sicapd

Happy Earth Day! 🇮🇳🌱 Inspired by Prof. Varsha Apte at IIT Bombay during COO Kyle Daigle’s recent visit, instead of swag, we’re planting a sapling for each participant in partnership with the SankalpTaru Foundation 💚 gh.io/envsus

Three modules down, two to go 🤸🏼 ! This week, we're learning about GitHub Features and Open Source. We've got hands-on learning and more practice questions for you! 🔗 gh.io/AAv2m2e

Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day with a monthlong celebration in the community. Build your a11y skills over the next four weeks, make your profile more inclusive, and more treats along the way. Start the party, by joining us for week one! 🔗 gh.io/AAvlwib

Repositories are the foundation of everything you do on GitHub. This week, we break them down, test your skills, and get you prepped for certification. It’s not too late to start! 🔗 gh.io/AAv2m2e

Have you tried agent mode in GitHub Copilot? It’s a game changer! Discover how to enable it and use it to build your own water tracker app effortlessly in minutes with VS Code in this video! ⏯️ gh.io/AAvlh2o

The GUINNESS WORLD RECORD attempt is happening in a few hours! Are you ready? 🔗 gh.io/aiskillsfest

The GitHub Foundations Prep Course continues with GitHub Copilot ✈ Take to the studying skies and join us for week two ☁ 🔗 gh.io/AAve6qj 👈 @github.com

Our five week GitHub Foundations Certification prep course has begun! We're kicking things off with Foundations of Foundations. We've got resources, practice questions, and experts so you can ace the exam ✏ gh.io/AAvara1

Ready to boost your AI skills? Registration for the Microsoft AI Skills Fest is now open! 🗓️ April 8 - May 28. Kick off Apr 8 with a Guinness World Record (AI lesson) & enjoy 50 days of learning (hackathons, training & more). Sign up: gh.io/aiskillsfest