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Date Published
Author
Vanessa Gennarelli
Word count
487
Language
English
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None

Summary

In June, GitHub announced the "Pins to Win" competition for students with the GitHub Student Developer Pack, encouraging them to creatively showcase their code and achievements through pinned gists and repositories on their profiles. Five standout profiles were recognized for their ingenuity: Darshan Baid, Jack LaFond, Keziah Moselle, Michael Clemens, and Wenzel Lowe, who used GIFs and the Gists API to enhance the interactivity and liveliness of their profiles. Michael highlighted physical computing projects with GIFs, while Keziah and Jack used the Gists API to provide live updates and incorporate personal interests, such as music. Keziah developed "showcase-gists" to display tweets and GitHub activity, and Jack created "music-box" to share his music listening habits. Both students also contributed to the GitHub community by improving documentation and updating lists of pinned gists. The competition not only allowed students to customize their profiles but also encouraged them to engage with the open-source community. The event highlighted innovative ways to enhance GitHub profiles, offering inspiration for others to join the GitHub Student Developer Pack and explore the #PinstoWin entries on Twitter.