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This post is part of our Source the Web series here on SourceCon. It features articles on how to mine particular online data resources from experts like Peter Kazanjy, founder ofTalentbin.
What is GitHub? GitHub is a web-based hosting service for software development projects that use the Git revision control system. Put simply, it is a computer software engineer-focused social network used by students and professionals around the globe to share, create, critique and contribute to code and open source projects.