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Venture into the intersection of Middle-Earth and the coding universe with Sean Astin at GitKon 2023. Best known for his role as Samwise Gamgee in Lord of the Rings, Sean delves deep into the realm of developer well-being. Drawing from personal anecdotes, including his cherished memories of receiving a Commodore 64, Sean bridges his affinity for technology with the pressing issue of mental health in the developer community. Join us for this enlightening talk where passion for code meets compassion for the mind.

🗞️ Extra! Extra! Read – no – SEE all about it! 👀 This month, we switched it up with a fresh video newsletter! 🎬 Our MC, Allison (a.k.a. me, the one writing this description. Hi! 👋 ), is here to guide you through valuable Git Integration for Jira updates and features soon to come.

🗞️ Extra! Extra! Read – no – SEE all about it! 👀 This month, we switched it up with a fresh video newsletter! 🎬 Our MC, Allison (a.k.a. me, the one writing this description. Hi! 👋 ), is here to guide you through this month's GitKraken Client & GitLens updates, plus fun GitKon announcements, and more.

The age old debate of Mono vs Multi-Repo is one we know all too well. While the idea of staying within one giant monorepo might sound nice, it's not always possible. But we've all daydreamed about the simplicity of one big codebase, a single branch to rule them all, and seamless builds, haven't we? 🌟 We get it.

Where's the code? And where's the backlog? The 2 big questions new devs on the team always ask. Listen to @ Kevin Bost clearly break down his team's experience #onboarding new team members. Want to hear more from Kevin? Watch the rest of his story to learn how he...✅ Seamlessly tracks his backlog✅ Stays on top of issues and assignments✅ Effortlessly manages open pull requests✅ Keeps his multi-repo projects organized.

👋 Meet Kevin, a developer just like you. He's been using GitKraken's Workspaces to streamline his team's workflow: 📈 Real-time Insights: Insights view helps you keep track of metrics, numbers, and graphs, so you can always stay on top of your team's progress. 🔗 Streamlined Collaboration: Easily showcase pull requests, cycle times, and activity stats. Know at a glance how things are going and make informed decisions.

Git Integration for Jira is the easiest way to improve development visibility in Jira and keep your teams in sync. View Git commits, branches, tags, and pull request within issues or across projects, epics, sprints, and more. It's the only Jira app that lets you view development activity across multiple issues at a time - saving you time, helping you spot trends, and identify work that's at risk. Integrate with any Git repository, self hosted or in the cloud, including GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, and more.

If you're looking for some fresh new themes to really vibefy your coding experience, then check out the Rainglow extension for VS Code! These themes are designed to give you a stylish and modern coding experience that you'll love. From dark and modern to light and airy, these themes are perfect for any developer looking for a fresh new look. Give the Rainglow extension a shot and see for yourself how it can change your coding experience!

Pull requests are now available in GitKraken Workspaces, providing users a centralized way to find, view, and modify pull requests across multiple repositories in one place. GitKraken Workspaces can now be shared with your team, so everyone working on the same project can easily access the repos and pull requests they need. Sharing a Workspace is also a convenient way to onboard new team members who may need to clone many repos at once.

No one wants their keys and secrets on GitHub, but one bad push can mean you are suddenly exposed. Git and open source provide a way to automatically check for secrets on every commit! Dwayne McDaniel is the Developer Evangelist for GitKraken. This talk was released as part of Azure Spring Clean 2022 conference. Learn more about GitKraken's legendary tools for Git, including GitKraken Client, GitLens for VS Code, and Git Integration for Jira.