Real-time C3.js charts provide an effective means of monitoring software development activity, particularly GitHub commits, by utilizing a combination of technologies such as HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and PubNub. The blog post offers a tutorial on creating a real-time GitHub dashboard that retrieves commit data via GitHub's API, visualizes it with C3.js, and streams it using PubNub. It emphasizes the importance of following cybersecurity measures and industry-standard security protocols. The dashboard operates by receiving commit metadata through a Heroku instance and the PubNub Data Stream Network, updating in real-time as new commits occur. PubNub's Storage & Playback API allows the dashboard to retrieve past messages, facilitating performance even when offline. The article encourages developers to build their own dashboards by forking the Git Commit UI repository and highlights the significance of staying updated with trends in real-time dashboards, including websockets and notifications. PubNub is presented as a valuable tool for real-time applications, offering a user-friendly platform and comprehensive documentation to support seamless integration and development.