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Updated 5th July 2023
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Security Engineer
500M - 1B USD, SoftwareFAVORABLE
“Powerful Collaboration Platform with Broad Toolset and Access Management”
My overall experience with GitHub is very positive. Its reliable platform that meets all our needs. Perfecct for version control, collaboration and managing projects efficiently across teams. It has a great tooling support and a huge community.
Director, It Security And Risk Managemen
500M - 1B USD, Real EstateCRITICAL
“Security Dashboard Limitations and Support Gaps Impact Usability for Organizations”
The security tools feel incomplete, like they are an MVP product that still needs to be refined. They are great for smaller sized companies but lack security governance controls. Customer support isn't great either, have reached out to them for a feel issues and they never responded.
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GitHub is a platform where developers, businesses, and organizations collaborate to create and innovate. Offering tools for version control, CI/CD, security, and code review, GitHub helps teams build software efficiently and securely. With GitHub Copilot, developers can leverage AI to receive real-time coding assistance, streamlining their workflows and enabling them to focus on solving complex challenges. The platform supports a wide range of projects, from open source to enterprise, while integrating seamlessly into development processes to foster collaboration and security. As part of Microsoft, GitHub is committed to empowering developers and organizations to bring their ideas to life, working toward the goal of supporting 1 billion developers worldwide.
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Public
Year Founded
2008
Head office location
San Francisco, United States
Number of employees
2500 - 4999
Annual Revenue
1B-3B USD
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VP of Product Management
Based on many peer discussions, seemed like GitHub Co-pilot was really the only true AI product teams were using internally. Any other tools people are finding value with on internal side?Senior Vice President, Engineering
See Full DiscussionOther than GitHub Copilot, we have seen developers using Tabnine and Codeium very often with a lot of success. If you are an IntelliJ fan, do check out their custom AI available in their tools like Rover and Fleet.
ChatGPT has been a revolution and probably is as good as any other option available today. Feel free to checkout these tools though.
IT Manager
Has anyone had any success with evaluating the impact of using Generative AI tools such as GitHub's Copilot on the productivity or performance impact on developers? I see a lot of qualitative discussions about how developers say they are more productive, but how are you measuring that impact?Group Chief AI Officer & Partner
See Full DiscussionHere is a link to a study where they recruited 95 professional developers, split them randomly into two groups, and timed how long it took them to write an HTTP server in JavaScript.
Research: quantifying GitHub Copilot’s impact on developer productivity and happiness - The GitHub Blog
Result:
The group that used GitHub Copilot had a higher rate of completing the task (78%, compared to 70% in the group without Copilot).
The striking difference was that developers who used GitHub Copilot completed the task significantly faster–55% faster than the developers who didn’t use GitHub Copilot. Specifically, the developers using GitHub Copilot took on average 1 hour and 11 minutes to complete the task, while the developers who didn’t use GitHub Copilot took on average 2 hours and 41 minutes. These results are statistically significant (P=.0017) and the 95% confidence interval for the percentage speed gain is [21%, 89%].
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- Security Engineer50M-1B USDSoftwareReview Source
Powerful Collaboration Platform with Broad Toolset and Access Management
My overall experience with GitHub is very positive. Its reliable platform that meets all our needs. Perfecct for version control, collaboration and managing projects efficiently across teams. It has a great tooling support and a huge community. - It Security & Risk Management Associate50M-1B USDIT ServicesReview Source
Visibility Into Dependencies Improves but Some Alerts Require Additional Validation Steps
Overall, the experience has been very good. it helps improve visibility into dependencies and identifies potential risks in the software supply chain. the integration with GitHub makes it easy to manage and monitor security. it also supports faster remediation and better control over vulnerability. - Cyber Security Specialist50M-1B USDConsumer GoodsReview Source
Enterprise Management Features Present Challenges Amid Integration and Community Strengths
It is an exceptional tool, it provides a service like no other vendor can. However, the complexity of the tool in terms of managing an enterprise organisation is sometimes overwhelming. Especially with AI models and licenses, it becomes a policy game - we understand the need, but complex nevertheless. - Director, It Security And Risk Managemen50M-1B USDReal EstateReview Source
Security Dashboard Limitations and Support Gaps Impact Usability for Organizations
The security tools feel incomplete, like they are an MVP product that still needs to be refined. They are great for smaller sized companies but lack security governance controls. Customer support isn't great either, have reached out to them for a feel issues and they never responded. - Iam Lead10B+ USDRetailReview Source
Familiar interface simplifies adoption, yet security policy enforcement lacks clarity
Github is the industry standard platform for software development so many people are familiar with its services, hence making this product easy to understand and use for our colleagues. Built in automation and collaboration aspect is what makes GitHub stand out and the ease of connecting to it from 3rd party apps.
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