Welcoming the Octograds of 2020

GitHub Education celebrated the Class of 2020 with a unique virtual graduation event, allowing over 2,600 students from more than 80 countries to participate in a global community celebration. The event featured a commencement speech by Vanessa Gennerelli, Director of Education at GitHub, who welcomed graduates into the GitHub community, described as a "common area in the cloud." Students showcased their achievements by submitting senior projects and participating in a digital yearbook, which included posts on DEV with projects like a 3D action game called "Space Cats!" by Michael O’Connell, a recycling app "Kerbit" by Sam Roebuck, and a navigation aid for blind sailing by Anish from Carnegie Mellon University. These projects highlighted the creativity and innovation of the graduates, who shared their work through pull requests in the graduation repository. The celebration underscored GitHub's role as a supportive platform for developers, encouraging them to bring positive change to the world.