What’s new from GitHub Changelog? October 2021 recap

October brought several significant updates to GitHub, highlighted during the GitHub Universe 2021 event. The new GitHub Issues experience entered public beta, featuring capabilities like converting draft issues, running bulk actions, and automating workflows. GitHub Codespaces became generally available for Team and Enterprise Cloud accounts, allowing users to create development environments from a browser or Visual Studio Code. The introduction of the command palette beta enables users to perform various actions using keyboard shortcuts, enhancing efficiency. GitHub Actions saw improvements with the ability to reuse workflows, OpenID Connect support for secure deployments, and more granular token scopes. Updates to the GitHub API now include forking options and simplified REST API usage. GitHub Enterprise Cloud introduced custom repository roles with fine-grained permissions. The npm advisory database integration and enhancements in pull request handling, such as a merge queue beta and improved diff settings, were also announced. Security advancements included Ruby support for CodeQL, dependency review features, and expanded secret scanning partnerships. Additional changes covered enhancements in GitHub Mobile, pull requests, releases, repositories, and security features, with a focus on improving user experience and security management.