r/github is a subreddit with 201k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses github, struggling, open source, ai, and annoying, and they frequently recommend/review static site generator.
A subreddit to discuss GitHub's platform, products and features. This is not the place to ask about projects that are hosted on GitHub. Not affiliated with GitHub, Inc. Please note that r/git exists and is a better place to ask Git-related questions.
Popular Themes in r/github
#1
Pain & Anger
: "GitHub ignoring our DMCA takedown request"
7 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "GitHub Free Org Private Repo — How to allow push/create PR but only maintainers can merge?"
6 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Is The GitHub Foundations Certificate Of Any Use in 2026 ?"
6 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Built an open-source IaC/DevOps runtime. Looking for contributors who want to ship a useful PR."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/github
#1
Github
: "Github Copilot's new credit-based pricing is highway robbery — and they know it"
234 posts
#2
Struggling
38 posts
#3
Open Source
: "humanoidworkbench/Humanoid-Workbench: Open Source prior art disclosure — specialized workstation systems for AI robotic systems"
35 posts
#4
Ai
: "How do these Ai repos gAin SO many stars so quickly without that much quality"
27 posts
#5
Annoying
25 posts
#6
Coding
: "AI generates larger pull requests. Larger pull requests bring more bugs."
23 posts
#7
Security
: "GitHub, if you care about Repo Security make the PAT permission setup view look like its from 2026 instead of 2009."
22 posts
#8
Copilot
: "POV: you're still using GitHub Copilot after June 1st, 2026"
19 posts
#9
Open Source
: "Did Open Source make a difference in any of your lives?"
15 posts
#10
Tired
11 posts
Products Discussed in r/github
Static Site Generator
1 review
#1
Nikola
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/github
#1
Question
: "GitHub ignoring our DMCA takedown request"
66 posts
#2
Discussion
: "POV: you're still using GitHub Copilot after June 1st, 2026"
59 posts
#3
Showcase
: "Please Do Not Vibe F*ck Up This Software - one of GitHub’s funniest issue"
25 posts
#4
Tool / Resource
: "Git feels kind of blind once AI agents start writing code"
17 posts
#5
News / Announcements
: "Limit open pull requests for users without write access - GitHub Changelog"
13 posts
Member Growth in r/github
Yearly
+50k members(33.3%)
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Last updated: June 24, 2026