Beyond version control: Using GitHub throughout your development lifecycle
GitHub is well-known for version control, and its work with the open source community. But did you know you can use GitHub throughout your development lifecycle?
Join Chris Reddington from GitHub’s Developer Relations team as he explores how you can use GitHub to plan, code, build, and deploy your work. Learn how the platform comes together in GitHub Issues, Projects, Codespaces, Actions, Copilot and Advanced Security!
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