Twelve-Factor App | One Codebase, Many Deploys
The first factor of the Twelve-Factor App methodology emphasizes the importance of having one codebase tracked in revision control, with many deploys.
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Embracing the Future of Development with GitHub Copilot Chat
In an era where technology is advancing at an unprecedented pace, GitHub has once again proven its commitment to innovation and developer productivity. The company recently announced the public beta release of GitHub Copilot Chat for all business users on Visual Studio and VS Code. This marks a significant step forward in integrating generative AI and GPT-4 into the developer experience on GitHub, a journey that began earlier this year with the unveiling of GitHub Copilot X.
How GitHub's Database Self-Destructed in 43 Seconds
On October 21st, 2018, GitHub, the world's leading software development platform, experienced a significant operational mishap. During routine maintenance work on their East Coast network, connectivity to a hub was severed, creating a network partition between the East Coast data center and everything else. This incident led to GitHub losing half of its servers. Although the maintenance crew restored the connection in 43 seconds, GitHub experienced an additional 24 hours of service degradation. Users couldn't log in, stale data was served, and the website was read-only.
The Importance of Open Source Projects
Open-source projects have become increasingly popular in recent years, and for a good reason.
These projects allow for collaboration and contributions from a large community of developers, resulting in more efficient and effective solutions.