Since its inception, the Git DVCS tool's default branch name was set to master. Every Git repository had a master branch unless a developer took explicit steps to remove it, which was rarely ever done ...

GitHub is launching an AI coding agent that can do things like fix bugs, add features, and improve documentation — all on a ...

When an exhaustive sprint comes to an end, or a milestone release makes its way out the door, a cleanup routine many developers like to perform is the deletion of all Git branches except the master or ...

The GitHub Copilot for artificial intelligence programming will be more visible in GitHub. It will accept assignments just ...

GitHub Chief Executive Nat Friedman said the firm is working on changing the term "master" - for the main version of code - to a neutral term. The firm, owned by Microsoft, is used by 50 million ...