Articles, tutorials, and thoughts on developer tools, open source, and building effective technical communities by Andrea Griffiths, Senior Developer Advocate at GitHub.https://andreagriffiths.dev/en-ushttps://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/how-to-share-what-you-know-without-becoming-an-influencer-3ckehttps://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/how-to-share-what-you-know-without-becoming-an-influencer-3ckeIf you're anything like me, you've talked yourself out of posting something useful at least a dozen...Sat, 17 Jan 2026 16:11:21 GMTwebdevprogrammingaibeginnersandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/your-model-choice-doesnt-matter-nearly-as-much-as-you-thinkand-thats-actually-good-news-20l8https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/your-model-choice-doesnt-matter-nearly-as-much-as-you-thinkand-thats-actually-good-news-20l8I read about this study on Twitter and couldn't stop thinking about it. In 2009, neuroscientists...Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:51:35 GMTaichatgptgithubmachinelearningandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/githubs-december-2025-january-2026-the-ships-that-matter-2bgihttps://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/githubs-december-2025-january-2026-the-ships-that-matter-2bgiIf you took the last weeks of 2025 off (good for you!), you missed some significant launches. Here's...Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:26:19 GMTgitgithubwebdevaiandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/main-branch-a-newsletter-about-fundamentals-first-always-1k7mhttps://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/main-branch-a-newsletter-about-fundamentals-first-always-1k7mI started a newsletter. In 2025. I know what you're thinking. But here's the thing - every week, I...Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:59:35 GMTwebdevprogrammingjavascriptgithubandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/stay-current-without-the-overwhelm-why-the-download-should-be-your-go-to-tech-update-5a36https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/stay-current-without-the-overwhelm-why-the-download-should-be-your-go-to-tech-update-5a36Hey Dev.to community! I get the struggle: staying current with tech news without getting buried...Fri, 20 Jun 2025 21:06:41 GMTwebdevgithubyoutubenewsandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/want-github-copilot-to-code-like-your-team-customize-it-with-repository-instructions-and-prompt-p2fhttps://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/want-github-copilot-to-code-like-your-team-customize-it-with-repository-instructions-and-prompt-p2fBoost Your Team's Productivity with GitHub Copilot Custom...Wed, 28 May 2025 12:21:26 GMTgithubaigithubcopilotprogrammingandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/boost-your-teams-productivity-with-github-copilot-custom-instructions-17lhhttps://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/boost-your-teams-productivity-with-github-copilot-custom-instructions-17lhAs developers, we're constantly looking for ways to optimize our workflows and increase productivity....Wed, 28 May 2025 12:20:48 GMTgithubaigithubcopilotprogrammingandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/github/speed-up-your-cicd-arm-64-runners-for-github-actions-21g8https://dev.to/github/speed-up-your-cicd-arm-64-runners-for-github-actions-21g8Hey dev.to community! 👋🏽 I'm Andrea Griffiths, Senior Developer Advocate at GitHub, and I'm excited...Thu, 15 May 2025 12:24:18 GMTprogramminggithubactionscicddevopsandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/introducing-githubs-mcp-server-a-new-era-for-ai-code-interaction-4opohttps://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/introducing-githubs-mcp-server-a-new-era-for-ai-code-interaction-4opoHey developers! Andrea Griffiths here, Senior Developer Advocate at GitHub. If you've been...Wed, 23 Apr 2025 18:05:57 GMTmcpgithubaiantropicandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/holy-moly-github-found-39-million-leaked-secrets-in-2024-534ohttps://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/holy-moly-github-found-39-million-leaked-secrets-in-2024-534oHey developers! Did you know GitHub found a whopping 39 MILLION leaked secrets last year? That's...Fri, 11 Apr 2025 10:53:50 GMTandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/revolutionize-your-refactoring-with-vs-codes-next-edit-suggestions-196hhttps://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/revolutionize-your-refactoring-with-vs-codes-next-edit-suggestions-196hHey there, developers! Andrea Griffiths here, Senior Developer Advocate at GitHub. Have you ever...Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:24:48 GMTvscoderefactoritaigithubandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/java-30-still-hot-from-enterprise-to-ai-55kphttps://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/java-30-still-hot-from-enterprise-to-ai-55kpHey dev community! 👋 I just published a new article on the GitHub Blog examining why Java remains a...Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:38:07 GMTjavaprogramminggithubsoftwareengineeringandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/happy-friyay-5fa7https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/happy-friyay-5fa7Celebrate in Code: An Interactive WeCoded Experience ...Fri, 14 Mar 2025 21:25:07 GMTdevchallengewecodeddeiwebdevandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/celebrate-in-code-an-interactive-wecoded-experience-1kefhttps://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/celebrate-in-code-an-interactive-wecoded-experience-1kefThis is a submission for the WeCoded Challenge: Celebrate in Code My WeCoded Game...Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:38:47 GMTdevchallengewecodeddeiwebdevandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/training-developers-on-github-copilot-lessons-learned-j5https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/training-developers-on-github-copilot-lessons-learned-j5As a Senior Developer Advocate at GitHub, I've spent the last couple years observing all kinds of...Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:07:34 GMTgithubgithubcopilotproductivityprogrammingandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/how-i-built-a-kid-slang-translator-with-github-copilot-and-claude-37-sonnet-2hh9https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/how-i-built-a-kid-slang-translator-with-github-copilot-and-claude-37-sonnet-2hh9While everyone else is building revolutionary AI systems to solve humanity's greatest challenges, I...Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:32:43 GMTgithubgithubcopilotaicaludeandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/github-releases-new-gpt-4o-copilot-code-completion-model-1ph8https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/github-releases-new-gpt-4o-copilot-code-completion-model-1ph8GitHub has just announced the release of a powerful new code completion model for GitHub Copilot...Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:49:37 GMTandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/desatando-el-poder-de-los-modelos-de-lenguaje-y-la-ingenieria-de-prompts-n04https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/desatando-el-poder-de-los-modelos-de-lenguaje-y-la-ingenieria-de-prompts-n04En el siempre cambiante mundo de la tecnología, aprovechar las capacidades de LLM's (Large Language...Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:11:43 GMTaipythonspanishpromptengineeringandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/from-security-expert-to-ai-humanist-how-daniel-miessler-is-transforming-techs-impact-4e25https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/from-security-expert-to-ai-humanist-how-daniel-miessler-is-transforming-techs-impact-4e25Heroes in tech often disappoint, but Daniel Miessler breaks that pattern. When we sat down at GitHub...Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:07:46 GMTandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/a-conversation-with-docker-cto-justin-cormack-and-flux-ceo-ron-efrani-the-future-of-developer-2heahttps://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/a-conversation-with-docker-cto-justin-cormack-and-flux-ceo-ron-efrani-the-future-of-developer-2heaI recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Justin Cormack, CTO of Docker, and Ron Efrani, CEO...Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:22:37 GMTdockernixgithubopensourceandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/abiertas-las-inscripciones-para-la-nueva-cohorte-del-acelerador-de-github-impulsando-la-innovacion-en-ia-con-codigo-abierto-41cphttps://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/abiertas-las-inscripciones-para-la-nueva-cohorte-del-acelerador-de-github-impulsando-la-innovacion-en-ia-con-codigo-abierto-41cp¡Hey, comunidad de visionarios y apasionados por la tecnología! 🚀🌐 Soy Andrea de GitHub y estoy súper...Tue, 13 Feb 2024 22:18:37 GMTstartupopensourcegithubaiandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/highlights-from-open-source-friday-with-quincy-larson-bd7https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/highlights-from-open-source-friday-with-quincy-larson-bd7Recap of Open Source Friday Episode Featuring Quincy Larson, Founder of Free Code Camp In this Open...Fri, 12 Jan 2024 19:31:50 GMTopensourcesoftwareengineeringgithubfreecodecampandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/github/github-copilot-un-ano-revolucionando-la-ia-466bhttps://dev.to/github/github-copilot-un-ano-revolucionando-la-ia-466bHace casi un año, lanzamos GitHub Copilot al mundo. En ese momento, parecía un salto al desconocido:...Wed, 28 Jun 2023 18:27:56 GMTwebdevgithubspanishaiandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/github/descubre-el-poder-de-github-copilot-una-guia-para-comenzar-1hebhttps://dev.to/github/descubre-el-poder-de-github-copilot-una-guia-para-comenzar-1hebAhora que entendemos la tecnología y origen detrás de GitHub Copilot, estamos listos para aprovechar...Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:41:44 GMTspanishgithubopenaivscodeandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/github/origen-del-modelo-codex-de-openai-a-github-copilot-1oi0https://dev.to/github/origen-del-modelo-codex-de-openai-a-github-copilot-1oi0Bienvenidos a nuestra nueva serie sobre GitHub Copilot, tu compañero de codificación impulsado por...Sat, 27 May 2023 23:38:10 GMTspanishopenaichatgptcodingandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/github/como-crear-y-administrar-una-organizacion-en-github-5fdghttps://dev.to/github/como-crear-y-administrar-una-organizacion-en-github-5fdg¿Ya conoces GitHub, verdad? Pero, ¿sabías que existen dos tipos principales de perfiles dentro de...Wed, 10 May 2023 15:29:43 GMTgithubspanishproductivityopensourceandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/impulsa-tu-presencia-en-linea-con-las-paginas-de-github-529mhttps://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/impulsa-tu-presencia-en-linea-con-las-paginas-de-github-529mCon GitHub Pages, puedes mostrar tu trabajo y contar la historia de tus contribuciones a través de...Thu, 06 Apr 2023 18:24:42 GMTgithubportfoliobeginnersspanishandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/github/rompiendo-las-barreras-a-la-colaboracion-open-source-y-github-codespaces-20dihttps://dev.to/github/rompiendo-las-barreras-a-la-colaboracion-open-source-y-github-codespaces-20diRead in English Ser un contribuidor a software de código abierto nos empodera a trabajar...Wed, 22 Mar 2023 22:38:36 GMTopensourcegithubspanishcontainersandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/breaking-down-the-barriers-to-collaboration-open-source-and-github-codespaces-18l5https://dev.to/andreagriffiths11/breaking-down-the-barriers-to-collaboration-open-source-and-github-codespaces-18l5Being a contributor to open source software empowers us to work together on projects,...Wed, 22 Mar 2023 22:32:14 GMTopensourcegithubcodespacesvscodecontributorswantedandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)https://dev.to/github/aprovecha-tus-60-horas-gratis-de-github-codespaces-1g04https://dev.to/github/aprovecha-tus-60-horas-gratis-de-github-codespaces-1g04Con GitHub Codespaces, puedes empezar a programar en cuestión de minutos: se acabaron las horas de...Sat, 18 Feb 2023 20:35:25 GMTspanishcloudgithubtutorialandreagriffiths11@gmail.com (Andrea Griffiths)