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Languages — New GitHub CLI extension tools

New GitHub CLI extension tools

Support for GitHub CLI extensions has been expanded with new authorship tools and more ways to discover and install custom commands. Learn how to write powerful extensions in Go and find new commands to install.

NSNate SmithNate Smith·January 13, 2023Languages
Performance — Data Mesh Accelerate Workshop

Data Mesh Accelerate Workshop

To accelerate means to move faster, to gain speed. Effectively working with data is key for any organization that wants to thrive in the modern world, and Data Mesh is showing organizations how to realise value from their data, at scale. The Data Mesh Accelerate workshop helps teams and organisations accelerate their Data Mesh transformation, by understanding their current state and exploring what

PCPaulo Caroli and Steve Upton·January 12, 2023Performance
Security — A smarter, quieter Dependabot

A smarter, quieter Dependabot

Dependabot is getting a little smarter—and, a little quieter—by reducing bot-based noise from repositories based on your interaction with Dependabot.

ETEric Tooley, Erin HavensEric Tooley, Erin Havens·January 12, 2023Security
Frontend — :has is an unforgiving selector

:has is an unforgiving selector

A little thing happened on the way to publishing the CSS :has() selector to the ol' Almanac. I had originally described :has() as a "forgiving" selector, the

GGGeoff GrahamGeoff Graham·January 11, 2023Frontend
Security — Passwordless deployments to the cloud

Passwordless deployments to the cloud

Discovering passwords in our codebase is probably one of our worst fears. But what if you didn’t need passwords at all, and could deploy to your cloud provider another way? In this post, we explore how you can use OpenID Connect to trust your cloud provider, enabling you to deploy easily, securely and safely, while minimizing the operational overhead associated with secrets (for example, key rotat

CRChris ReddingtonChris Reddington·January 11, 2023Security