Jump into July 🦘 [Repositories Check-in]

[queenofcorgis]

Dive into a refreshing roundup of community member celebrations, new releases, and great content.

Wall of Fame 🤩 : These folks make our Repositories category so great!

• @Jaydev-1510: Loved the combination of the straight forward steps and a great use of alas in their answer to converting .py to .exe !
• @Shaun-Titus: Did some sleuthing to help a fellow member understand the limitations of personal access tokens and came back to report on their findings in the comments. Thanks for being so diligent!
• @PedrCruz19: Gave a great response with multiple docs links in their comment so our original poster could make a clear decision on adding privacy-respecting analytics to their open source project. So much good stuff happening in this discussion!

⬆️ Level up: Resources to take your skills to new heights

• Build your open source skills with AI [AI Skills Series] 🤖: Participate in a three week challenge to flex your AI and open source muscles with a chance to win one of 10 $30 GitHub Shop vouchers! Join the discussion for our first challenge on complex codebase reviews.
• 7 Days of GitHub — a beginner’s journey designed for new users, career pivoters, self-taught learners, and anyone who’s felt unsure about where to begin. Join the Day 2 discussion.

🗳️ Repository Releases: All updates, info, releases, etc. that are Repo-related!

• New repository creation page: An improved and more intuitive flow for creating repositories is now available in public preview and you can enable it through feature preview! Join the discussion.

📚 Rousing Reads and Beyond: GitHub-produced goodies to upskill YOU 🍭

• Why developer expertise matters more than ever in the age of AI: AI can help you code faster, but knowing why the code works—and sharpening your human-in-the-loop skills—is what makes you a great developer. Check out @lclindeman’s blogpost to learn more.
• Code review in the age of AI - Why developers will always own the merge button: When it comes to merging code, developers will always make the final decision. But @eshwer shares how we’re rethinking how tools like GitHub Copilot can help. Read more on our blog.

Wishing you a rejuvenating July - how are you taking time to care for yourself as we hit the halfway point of the year?

[Jaydev-1510]

Thank you so much for the honor. I am really surprised.🔥

[queenofcorgis]

You're welcome - thanks for being part of our community and helping out!

[Shaun-Titus]

Woah. Thank you,

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[queenofcorgis]

You're welcome, nice detective work!

[Shankar98183235]

HI ! Nice work looking good.