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Date Published
Author
Brian Doll
Word count
217
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

In an exciting milestone, GitHub celebrated the creation of its 10 millionth repository, marking a significant growth in the platform's usage, with over 5.5 million repositories established in the past year alone. Originally taking nearly four years to reach its first million, the pace has accelerated dramatically, with the latest million added in just 48 days. This surge includes notable projects such as the White House's Project Open Data, the application container engine Docker, and the Tate Metadata project, along with numerous contributions from major companies like Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. The article encourages users to explore the diverse and innovative projects on the site while looking forward to sharing more insights about this prolific year.