Best of GitHub Blog — January 2025

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   How we built the GitHub Skyline CLI extension using GitHub

   The post details the creation of gh-skyline, a GitHub CLI extension for generating a 3D version of your GitHub Contribution Graph. It highlights the tools and processes used, such as GitHub Codespaces for easy contributions, Copilot for development support, and GitHub Actions for code quality and security. It also discusses the open source release process and community engagement, essential for sustaining the project. You can try gh-skyline by installing the GitHub CLI and running 'gh extension install github/gh-skyline'.

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   Highlights from Git 2.48

   Git 2.48 has been released, introducing several new features and improvements. Key highlights include a performance boost by using a faster SHA-1 for trailing checksums, changes to the `range-diff --remerge-diff` command, efforts to make Git memory leak-free, and the addition of the Meson build system as an alternative to GNU Make. Deprecated features are now listed in `Documentation/BreakingChanges.txt`, ensuring users are informed about upcoming changes.

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   Open source AI is already finding its way into production

   Open source AI is revolutionizing the development of custom AI solutions, with smaller, less-proprietary models becoming more prevalent and useful, especially for niche applications. These models offer advantages such as reduced costs and easy customization. Tools like Outlines aid in building custom AI applications, reflecting the fast-growing use of open source AI. However, they require more engineering resources than using APIs. The trend could lead to new capabilities and improvements in both open source and proprietary models.

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