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How we use GitLab to grow open source communities

Learn how to use the DevSecOps platform to solve onboarding problems for new contributors.

Authors: Lee Tickett, Daniel MurphyRead Post

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What’s new in Git 2.50.0?

Here are contributions from GitLab's Git team and the Git community such as the git-diff-pairs(1) command and git-update-ref(1) option to perform batched reference updates.

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Journey through Git's 20-year history

Follow along as we reminisce about the first commit, the unique aspects of the earliest releases, and the confusion sparked by an update to the git-push(1) default behavior.

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Celebrating Git's 20th anniversary with creator Linus Torvalds

Discover the origins of the open-source version control system, why he handed over the reins a few months in, and what he thinks about adding new programming languages to Git.

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What's new in Git 2.49.0?

Learn about the latest version of Git, including improved performance thanks to zlib-ng, a new name-hashing algorithm, and git-backfill(1).

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How to use OCI images as the source of truth for continuous delivery

Discover the benefits of using Open Container Initiative images as part of GitOps workflows and the many features GitLab offers to simplify deployments to Kubernetes.

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What’s new in Git 2.48.0?

Learn about the latest version of Git, including a new build system and optimization in the new reftable backend. Discover contributions from GitLab's Git team and the Git community.

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Git command line on Windows with Git Bash

Learn about Git Bash, how it works, how to install it, and the main commands you need to know.

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Ask a hacker: A conversation with ahacker1

Alexander Siyou Tan, also known as ahacker1, joined us for an AMA to discuss how he got into hacking and some of his best bug bounty hunting strategies.

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