The history of GitHub includes the adoption of many different technologies and languages to adapt to changing demands. Here's why GitHub has now turned to the Java language.

What is GitHub – A quick history Before GitHub, there was simply Git. It launched in 2005, created by the father of Linux, Linus Torvalds.

GitHub was the victim of a DDoS attack for six days in March 2015. Here's a look at how the attack was orchestrated, and why GitHub might have been targeted by the Chinese government.

GitHub has its critics though, who say this is transparency without any real transparency. "Github’s answer was upsetting because it felt like a 'non-answer,'" blogs Ellen Chisa of Kickstarter.