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Have You Ever Typed "git" More Often in One Command?

A short screencast showing how you can clone the git source tree from GitHub.

A Simple Hack to Write Better Commit Messages

This article describes a simple and effective method to write better commit messages for people who commit directly from the command line.

GitHub in 2013: Pull Request Actors

An IPython notebook presenting a visual overview of GitHub repo pull request actors in 2013 based on data obtained from the GitHub Archive.

GitHub in 2013: Fork Events

An IPython notebook presenting a visual overview of GitHub fork request events in 2013 based on data obtained from the GitHub Archive.

GitHub in 2013: Follow Events

An IPython notebook presenting a brief visual overview of GitHub user follow events in 2013 based on data obtained from the GitHub Archive.

GitHub in 2013: Event Types and Commits

An IPython notebook presenting a brief visual overview of GitHub event types in 2013 based on data obtained from the GitHub Archive.

GitHub Commit Map

A geographic map that displays location information extracted from GitHub commit data grouped by the countries of the world.

Web Browser Word Clouds from GitHub Commit Messages

Visualization of GitHub commit messages with web browser mentions as word clouds created with the D3.js JavaScript library.

Exploring Expressions of Emotions in GitHub Commit Messages

An exploration of expressions of emotions, issues and swearing in GitHub commit messages based on data from the GitHub Archive accessed via Google BigQuery.