# \#github **URL:** https://forum.devtalk.com/tag/github/734.md [Latest](https://forum.devtalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.devtalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.devtalk.com/tags.md) --- ## [Tired of paying the "Heroku tax" but hate vendor lock-in? (railyard.run)](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/tired-of-paying-the-heroku-tax-but-hate-vendor-lock-in-railyard-run/250883)
**Author:** [@almokhtar](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/almokhtar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [18 October 2026 18:58 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/tired-of-paying-the-heroku-tax-but-hate-vendor-lock-in-railyard-run/250883 "2026-10-18T18:58:55Z")
I built Railyard to give you that same seamless PaaS developer experience, but it deploys full-stack apps and databases directly onto servers you own (DigitalOcean, Hetzner, Vultr). Why switch? • Zero Lock-In: Your serv… --- ## [How I found 10,000 GitHub repositories distributing Trojan malware](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/how-i-found-10-000-github-repositories-distributing-trojan-malware/247405)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [29 June 2026 19:04 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/how-i-found-10-000-github-repositories-distributing-trojan-malware/247405 "2026-06-29T19:04:27Z")
This is the story of how I found 10,000 repositories on GitHub that distribute Trojan malware. They are all from different contributors, have different names, and are not forks of other repositories. But they share a co… --- ## [Workout-cool: 🏋 Modern open-source fitness coaching platform](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/workout-cool-modern-open-source-fitness-coaching-platform/203672)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [25 June 2026 17:07 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/workout-cool-modern-open-source-fitness-coaching-platform/203672 "2026-06-25T17:07:37Z")
:person\_lifting\_weights: Modern open-source fitness coaching platform. Create workout plans, track progress, and access a comprehensive exercise database. - Snouzy/workout-cool Read in full here: --- ## [Thinking Elixir 308 - Elixir Goes Gradually Typed](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/thinking-elixir-308-elixir-goes-gradually-typed/247337)
**Author:** [@brainlid](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/brainlid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [16 June 2026 12:18 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/thinking-elixir-308-elixir-goes-gradually-typed/247337 "2026-06-16T12:18:34Z")
Episode 308 of Thinking Elixir. Elixir v1.20 has officially landed, marking a huge milestone as the language is now officially a gradually typed language, type checking every single line of code without requiring develop… --- ## [Microsoft's GitHub bans security researcher who posted zero-day Windows exploits](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/microsofts-github-bans-security-researcher-who-posted-zero-day-windows-exploits/246978)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [6 June 2026 00:36 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/microsofts-github-bans-security-researcher-who-posted-zero-day-windows-exploits/246978 "2026-06-06T00:36:36Z")
“I will make sure your bones are shattered \[on July 14\]” Read in full here: --- ## [Thinking Elixir 305 - Eleven Minutes to Mayhem](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/thinking-elixir-305-eleven-minutes-to-mayhem/246154)
**Author:** [@brainlid](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/brainlid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [26 May 2026 11:34 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/thinking-elixir-305-eleven-minutes-to-mayhem/246154 "2026-05-26T11:34:05Z")
Episode 305 of Thinking Elixir. News includes Elixir 1.20.0-rc.6 arriving as likely the final release candidate before v1.20.0 ships, completing a ~15-week roadmap and delivering full type inference across applications a… --- ## [Benchmark your CI setup against ours (free extended trial)](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/benchmark-your-ci-setup-against-ours-free-extended-trial/245347)
**Author:** [@runmyjob](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/runmyjob)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [18 May 2026 17:13 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/benchmark-your-ci-setup-against-ours-free-extended-trial/245347 "2026-05-18T17:13:35Z")
Hi, We’re building EU-based CI runners with load-based billing at RunMyJob and I’d love to benchmark them against real-world CI setups. If anyone here wants to compare their current GitHub Actions / GitLab CI setup aga… --- ## [Thinking Elixir 283 - Erlang Turns 27 and React at Risk](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/thinking-elixir-283-erlang-turns-27-and-react-at-risk/226571)
**Author:** [@brainlid](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/brainlid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [16 December 2025 13:00 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/thinking-elixir-283-erlang-turns-27-and-react-at-risk/226571 "2025-12-16T13:00:25Z")
Episode 283 of Thinking Elixir. News includes celebrating Erlang’s 27th birthday as open source, results from the Elixir Hub 2025 survey showing strong community growth with over 1000 participants, a fun Govee Lights con… --- ## [Thinking Elixir 276 - Elixir v1.19 Types and Speed](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/thinking-elixir-276-elixir-v1-19-types-and-speed/220462)
**Author:** [@brainlid](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/brainlid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [28 October 2025 12:21 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/thinking-elixir-276-elixir-v1-19-types-and-speed/220462 "2025-10-28T12:21:49Z")
Episode 276 of Thinking Elixir. News includes the major release of Elixir v1.19 with enhanced type checking, broader type inference, and up to 4x faster compilation for large projects, plus the first OpenChain certificat… --- ## [We've filed a lawsuit against GitHub Copilot](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/weve-filed-a-lawsuit-against-github-copilot/81208)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [14 March 2025 11:02 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/weve-filed-a-lawsuit-against-github-copilot/81208 "2025-03-14T11:02:13Z")
GitHub Copilot litigation · Joseph Saveri Law Firm & Matthew Butterick. GitHub Copilot litigation Read in full here: This thread was posted by one of our members via one of our news source trackers. --- ## [Ladybird: Truly independent web browser](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/ladybird-truly-independent-web-browser/190383)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [10 March 2025 13:45 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/ladybird-truly-independent-web-browser/190383 "2025-03-10T13:45:11Z")
Truly independent web browser. Contribute to LadybirdBrowser/ladybird development by creating an account on GitHub. Read in full here: --- ## [What would happen if we didn't use TCP or UDP?](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/what-would-happen-if-we-didnt-use-tcp-or-udp/189930)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [6 March 2025 15:00 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/what-would-happen-if-we-didnt-use-tcp-or-udp/189930 "2025-03-06T15:00:02Z")
GitHub - Hawzen/hdp: What would happen if we didn’t use TCP or UDP?. What would happen if we didn’t use TCP or UDP? Contribute to Hawzen/hdp development by creating an account on GitHub. Read in full here: This th… --- ## [Stats: macOS system monitor in your menu bar](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/stats-macos-system-monitor-in-your-menu-bar/186084)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [1 February 2025 10:43 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/stats-macos-system-monitor-in-your-menu-bar/186084 "2025-02-01T10:43:17Z")
GitHub - exelban/stats: macOS system monitor in your menu bar. macOS system monitor in your menu bar. Contribute to exelban/stats development by creating an account on GitHub. Read in full here: This thread was po… --- ## [Why some of us like "interdiff" code review systems (not GitHub)](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/why-some-of-us-like-interdiff-code-review-systems-not-github/169731)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [21 September 2024 23:33 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/why-some-of-us-like-interdiff-code-review-systems-not-github/169731 "2024-09-21T23:33:09Z")
Why some of us like “interdiff” code review systems (not GitHub). Why some of us like “interdiff” code review systems (not GitHub) - index.md Read in full here: This thread was posted by one of our members via one… --- ## [Why GitHub Won](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/why-github-won/169611)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [15 September 2024 23:23 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/why-github-won/169611 "2024-09-15T23:23:11Z")
Why GitHub Actually Won. How GitHub actually became the dominant force it is today, from one of it’s cofounders. Read in full here: This thread was posted by one of our members via one of our news source trackers. … --- ## [Gitlab AI is going head to head with GitHub Copilot](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/gitlab-ai-is-going-head-to-head-with-github-copilot/114780)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [30 June 2023 14:30 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/gitlab-ai-is-going-head-to-head-with-github-copilot/114780 "2023-06-30T14:30:20Z")
GitLab’s AI-assisted Code Suggestions. GitLab’s AI-assisted Code Suggestions. Keeps your proprietary source code secure. Helps you code more productively. Puts billions of lines of code at your fingertips. Read in fu… --- ## [Building GitHub with Ruby on Rails](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/building-github-with-ruby-on-rails/104231)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [8 April 2023 13:18 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/building-github-with-ruby-on-rails/104231 "2023-04-08T13:18:38Z")
Building GitHub with Ruby and Rails | The GitHub Blog. Since the beginning, GitHub.com has been a Ruby on Rails monolith. Today, the application is nearly two million lines of code and more than 1,000 engineers collabo… --- ## [Thinking Elixir News 145](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/thinking-elixir-news-145/103664)
**Author:** [@brainlid](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/brainlid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [4 April 2023 12:52 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/thinking-elixir-news-145/103664 "2023-04-04T12:52:03Z")
News covers the EEF election results, a new Livebook 0.9 release, Docker reverses directions, how Github spilled the secret beans, full text search with a new Haystack lib, how intentionally vulnerable Phoenix apps are e… --- ## [Github Actions for Elixir CI](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/github-actions-for-elixir-ci/81731)
**Author:** [@brainlid](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/brainlid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [7 November 2022 22:48 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/github-actions-for-elixir-ci/81731 "2022-11-07T22:48:03Z")
A critical ingredient for modern development teams is a regularly run set of code checks. If it’s up to every developer to run code tests and checks locally before pushing code, you know it will be forgotten at some poin… --- ## [GitHub Copi­lot inves­ti­ga­tion](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/github-copi-lot-inves-ti-ga-tion/78809)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [19 October 2022 07:17 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/github-copi-lot-inves-ti-ga-tion/78809 "2022-10-19T07:17:21Z")
Maybe you don’t mind if GitHub Copi­lot used your open-source code with­out ask­ing. But how will you feel if Copi­lot erases your open-source com­mu­nity? Hello. This is Matthew Butterick. I’m a writer, designer, p… --- ## [Ruby yjit is switching to Rust!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/ruby-yjit-is-switching-to-rust/51036)
**Author:** [@OvermindDL1](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/OvermindDL1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [4 May 2022 15:43 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/ruby-yjit-is-switching-to-rust/51036 "2022-05-04T15:43:28Z")
In December 2021, we opened an issue to solicit feedback regarding the porting of the YJIT codebase from C99 to Rust. There were some reservations, but this project was given the go ahead by Ruby core developers and Mat… --- ## [We lost 54k GitHub stars](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/we-lost-54k-github-stars/50234)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [18 April 2022 20:50 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/we-lost-54k-github-stars/50234 "2022-04-18T20:50:43Z")
How we lost 54k GitHub stars – HTTPie blog. What we learned from losing a decade of stargazers and watchers. Aka the biggest accidental community loss in open source history. Read in full here: This thread was pos… --- ## [How to set env vars on GitHub Actions for a Windows release?](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/how-to-set-env-vars-on-github-actions-for-a-windows-release/38241)
**Author:** [@Fl4m3Ph03n1x](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/Fl4m3Ph03n1x)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [4 February 2022 09:19 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/how-to-set-env-vars-on-github-actions-for-a-windows-release/38241 "2022-02-04T09:19:48Z")
Background I am trying to get a Github Action working with Windows and Bakeware because I am trying to create a release using it. However, I am having issues with the environment variables. Code In Bakeware’s setup pag… --- ## [GitHub Copilot is not infringing your copyright](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/github-copilot-is-not-infringing-your-copyright/12078)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [7 July 2021 14:25 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/github-copilot-is-not-infringing-your-copyright/12078 "2021-07-07T14:25:03Z")
GitHub is currently causing a lot of commotion in the Free Software scene with its release of Copilot. Copilot is an artificial intelligence trained on publicly available source code and texts. It produces code suggesti…