The fundamental software that underpins GitHub is Git itself, written by Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux. The additional software that provides the GitHub user interface was written using Ruby on Rails and Erlang by GitHub, Inc. developers Wanstrath, Hyett, and Preston-Werner.
Read moreHow do I choose a language in GitHub?
Just click on one of the languages to switch to it – it will store your language choice in your session. If your browser has the Accept-Language header set and you have not selected a language choice yet, we’ll prompt at the top of the page if you want us to switch to that language.
Read moreWhat is the most popular programming language on GitHub?
JavaScript continues to be the most popular programming language on GitHub, while Python is now the second most popular, followed by Java and the fast-growing TypeScript community.
Read moreWhat is Octoverse?
The State of the Octoverse analyzes data from millions of developers & repos to share trends across working habits, productivity, and career satisfaction .
Read moreHow do I see stats on GitHub?
You can find the link to the left of the nav bar . You should have a look to repoXplorer, an open source project I develop. It is able to compute stats for a project (a group of git repositories) as well as for a contributor and a group of contributors. It provides a REST interface and a web UI.
Read moreHow do I report a GitHub issue?
https://support.github.com/contact/feedback . https://support.github.com/request. https://github.com/isaacs/github#if-you-have-an-issue-or-feature-request-for-github.
Read moreAre viruses allowed on GitHub?
Any virus or malware can be uploaded to a repo on GitHub without repercussion . So whether GitHub is dangerous or not will depend on how you use it. Enormous software companies use GitHub without any negative consequences so in the right hands GitHub is safe to use.
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