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'''GitHub''' is a Web-based [[Git]] [[version control]] [[Repository (version control)|repository]] [[Internet hosting service|hosting service]]. It is mostly used for [[Source code|computer code]]. It offers all of the [[distributed version control]] and [[source code management]] (SCM) functionality of Git as well as adding its own features. It provides [[access control]] and several collaboration features such as [[bug tracking system|bug tracking]], [[software feature|feature requests]], [[task management]], and [[wiki]]s for every project.<ref name="hugeinvestment">{{cite web |url = https://techcrunch.com/2012/07/09/github-pours-energies-into-enterprise-raises-100-million-from-power-vc-andreesen-horowitz/ |title = GitHub Pours Energies into Enterprise – Raises $100 Million From Power VC Andreessen Horowitz |date = 9 July 2012 |first1 = Alex |last1 = Williams |publisher = TechCrunch |quote = Andreessen Horowitz is investing an eye-popping $100 million into GitHub }}</ref>
GitHub offers both plans for private and free [[repository (version control)|repositories]] on the same account<ref>{{cite web |title = Why GitHub’s pricing model stinks (for us) |url = https://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/11/07/why-githubs-pricing-model-stinks-for-us/ |website = LosTechies |accessdate = 29 June 2015 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150629153426/https://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/11/07/why-githubs-pricing-model-stinks-for-us/ |archivedate = 29 June 2015 |dead-url = no |date = 7 November 2012 }}</ref> which are commonly used to host [[open-source]] software projects.<ref>{{cite web |title = The Problem With Putting All the World's Code in GitHub |url = https://www.wired.com/2015/06/problem-putting-worlds-code-github/ |website = [[Wired (website)|Wired]] |accessdate = 29 June 2015 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150629152927/http://www.wired.com/2015/06/problem-putting-worlds-code-github/ |archivedate = 29 June 2015 |dead-url = no |date = 29 June 2015 }}</ref> [As of April 2017, GitHub reports having almost 20 million users and 57 million repositories,<ref>{{cite web |url = https://github.com/blog/2345-celebrating-nine-years-of-github-with-an-anniversary-sale |title = Celebrating nine years of GitHub with an anniversary sale |website = github.com |publisher = Github |accessdate = 2017-04-11 }}</ref>] '''As of October 2017, Github had 24 million developers affiliated to 1.5 million organizations and 67 million repositories, located in 200 countries of the world. <ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=http://www.i-programmer.info/news/136-open-source/11210-github-state-.html|title=GitHub's Latest State Of The Octoverse|last=Editor|website=www.i-programmer.info|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-12-11}}</ref> It is''' the largest host of [[source code]] in the world.<ref>{{cite journal |first1 = Georgios |last1 = Gousios |first2 = Bogdan |last2 = Vasilescu |first3 = Alexander |last3 = Serebrenik |first4 = Andy |last4 = Zaidman |title = Lean GHTorrent: GitHub Data on Demand |page = 1 |url = http://www.win.tue.nl/~aserebre/msr14georgios.pdf |accessdate = 9 July 2014 |publisher = Delft University of Technology & †Eindhoven University of Technology |___location = The Netherlands |quote = During recent years, GITHUB (2008) has become the largest code host in the world. }}</ref>
GitHub has a [[mascot]] called Octocat, a cat with five tentacles and a human-like face.<ref name="Octodex FAQ">{{cite web |title = GitHub Octodex FAQ |url = https://octodex.github.com/faq.html |accessdate = 21 September 2015 |website = github.com }}</ref><ref name="Jaramillo">{{cite web |url=https://github.com/blog/1929-from-sticker-to-sculpture-the-making-of-the-octocat-figurine |title=From Sticker to Sculpture: The making of the Octocat figurine |date=24 November 2014 |last=Jaramillo |first=Tony |website=The GitHub Blog |publisher=GitHub |access-date=2017-04-19}}</ref>
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=== GitHub Marketplace service ===
GitHub
* Rollbar: Integrate with GitHub to provide real time debugging tools and full-stack exception reporting. It is compatible with all well used code languages, such as JavaScript, Python, .Net, Ruby, PHP, Node.js, Android, iOS, Go, Java and C#.
* Codebeat: For automated code analysis specialized in web and mobile developers. The supported languages for this software are: Elixir, Go, Java, Swift, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Kotlin, Objective-C, TypeScript.
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=== Octoverse Report ===
'''GitHub releases an annual trends report based on data from its millions of code repositories, including the most popular programming languages used in its hosted projects and the most active repositories.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://adtmag.com/articles/2017/10/20/github-octoverse.aspx|title=GitHub Details Year's Most Popular Programming Languages, Active Projects, More -- ADTmag|website=ADTmag|language=en|access-date=2017-12-11}}</ref>'''<ref name=":
'''In October 2017, based on 67 million repositories, the report stated that Javascript is the most popular programming language, followed by Python and Java.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/the-9-most-popular-programming-languages-according-to-the-facebook-for-programmers-2017-10|title=The 15 most popular programming languages, according to the 'Facebook for programmers'|work=Business Insider|access-date=2017-12-11|language=en}}</ref> The most forked project was [[TensorFlow]], a machine learning project.<ref name=":5" />'''<ref name=":7" /> '''[[Visual Studio Code]] was the project with the most contributors, at about 15,000. <ref name=":5" />'''
== See also ==
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