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Celebrating the GitHub Awards 2023 recipients 🎉

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Lee Reilly
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English
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The GitHub Awards celebrate notable contributions and achievements within the developer community by recognizing individuals, projects, and organizations that have significantly impacted the community. At the 2023 GitHub Universe, various awards were announced, highlighting diverse contributions across multiple categories. The Python Software Foundation received the Wonderfully Welcoming Award for its commitment to diversity and inclusion, while Limor “Ladyada” Fried and her company Adafruit Industries were honored with the Hardware Hacker Award for making hardware accessible. Storybook, a tool for UI development, was given the Global Grandiose Award due to its widespread global participation. LangChain, a language model framework, was acknowledged as the Noteworthy Newcomer, and Alexander Brandes received the Supply Chain Sentinel Award for his security contributions. The GitHub for Good Award went to Ersilia, a nonprofit providing data science tools for disease research in low-resource countries. Individual recognitions included Emanuele Bartolesi as the GitHub Star of the Year and Barbara Forbes receiving the Top Teacher Award. The awards are not only a celebration of technical achievements but also a testament to the community's collaborative spirit, with Logitech MX Master Series sponsoring the prizes.