Back to School with GitHub Education - Share your Student Developer Pack Story

[morganersery1]

Happy 10th Birthday to the Student Developer Pack. Share Your Story & Win Swag!

Can you believe the Student Developer Pack is officially 10 years old? in 2014, we launched the pack so that students could advance their learning journey using real world tools on GitHub. Today, we've seen millions get verified and start experimenting, collaborating and, most importantly, learning using the tools accessible in the Student Developer Pack.

We couldn't do it without our partners recognizing the impact and aligning with our vision. 🥳

Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Student Developer Pack with us by sharing how the pack has helped you learn. Link a repo, project or simply share below how you used the pack during your journey as a developer. Up to 10 responses will be chosen at random to win free GitHub swag. We're excited to hear your stories.

Start your story today

If you're not already verified, start here to claim your student benefits and start your journey with GitHub Education. Benefits include a Pro account (includes enhanced use of Codespaces and Actions), free use of Copilot and tools from over 80 of our partners at no cost.

Official rules

• one post equals one entry

• participants are welcome to post more than once, but additional posts by the same user will not count as additional entries as we will dedupe the full entry list after the entry cutoff date

• 10 prizes total will be awarded.

• Prizes are limited to 1 item from the GitHub shop

• Prizes will be mailed between September 2 - September 30 2024, based on response from notified winners.

• Entry cutoff is August 19 at 11:59pm EST.

• Selection period: August 20-23

• Notification period: August 26-30. We will do the random selection, confirm your status as a current GitHub user in good standing (i.e., users with revoked or fraudulent account standings will not be eligible) and reach out via the email you have on file as a GitHub user no later than August 30, 2024.

Note: Responses crafted entirely by AI generation tools won't be considered as eligible winners during the random pick. AI usage reviewing grammar and spelling are fine.

Full terms and conditions can be found here.

[abderrahmanebenhalima]

That doesn't mean that it's totally AI generated, sometimes, just fixing punctuation or a little correction is detected as AI gen

[kobeHub]

Well, you don't have to use the AI detector to sense the feeling of AI writting. 😆

[tejasraman]

That doesn't mean that it's totally AI generated, sometimes, just fixing punctuation or a little correction is detected as AI gen

problem is that this reads like AI...

[adrien-dimitri]

This is shameless lmao

[samus-aran]

Hi @Pavitra2128, 👋

We’ve clarified our stance on using generative AI tools like ChatGPT within our Community via this announcement. Please review the guidelines to ensure your post meets them as failure to adhere to those rules can result in action taken by our moderator team.  You can read our updated Code of Conduct and the announcement for more details. 

Be careful not to overuse ChatGPT and other generative AI that can lead to your response sounding generic and lackluster. Aim to make your comment stand out and unique to demonstrate your individuality. We can tell when it's mostly AI writing the answer.
Using generative AI to help with spelling, misused idioms, and general clarity is ok, but we would rather see students write their own original writing explaining how the Student Developer Pack helped them learn rather than depending on a completely generated response.

We will be marking this comment as "off-topic". Feel free to create a new comment (do not reply to your hidden comment) with an amended submission 👍

[thepwrtank18]

Figured out how to use SQL thanks to JetBrains DataGrip being included in the Developer Pack, which is pretty cool.

[samus-aran]

@tharushi1019 Oh I miss using SQL. I'm a bit of a data nerd so writing queries was always my fave thing to do during Uni. Did you apply that knowledge to a personal project or to a course?

[symsym-1629]

Happy birthday github ! i've been using a lot the student pack, primarily with the pages (github pro) and the namecheap domain. I also enjoy the gitkraken pro and all the vscode integrations a lot !

I feel like the student pack allowed me to discover all the Web configuration part of website making, and i enjoyed it a lot. Looking forward to get a new domain with hack club !

I wish for the pack to live long and to make more students discover new parts of programming !

[MDNich]

Happy Bday !!

Github has been really helpful - learned two new computer languages, version control on essential projects, and super supportive in my growing in CS abilities.

Can't thank y'all enough for the work you do !! <3

Hugs from eastern europe :)

Project citation: data analysis for this paper was done using JetBrains PyCharm, included in pack:
https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.109.L060502

[samus-aran]

@MDNich 🤯 Your paper has my head exploding! Wow. I'm always fascinated about the amount of work that goes into creating a paper. Was it an enjoyable experience? Do you have any recommendations on other papers folks could read?

I also saw you have an ORCID, did you know you can add that now to your GitHub profile 👌

[yobyot]

It's been invaluable for me as a learning tool for DevOps. DevOps pros presume use of GitHub. If one wants to join the ranks of the most desirable professionals -- and the job opportunities that come with it, the Student Developer Pack is a must-have.

Thanks, GitHub!

(This post was not AI generated, BTW.)

[samus-aran]

(Thanks for adding that comment 😉)

DevOps pros presume use of GitHub.
That's an interesting take. Why is that?

How long have you been learning DevOps and if you have any good material you found helpful in your journey I'm sure others on the same learning path would appreciate them 👍

[ArpitaSatsangi]

Yeah we would definitely appreciate that.

[krishnamishraaa]

i started learning coding, when tech people start thinking there retirement :). Joined github months back, still exploring but loving it!

[Abstra208]

[kobeHub]

Here is another caught-you-using-AI cop 😆

[md-abid-hussain]

thats deep

[samus-aran]

Hi @deepakbusa, 👋  

We’ve clarified our stance on using generative AI tools like ChatGPT within our Community via this announcement. Please review the guidelines to ensure your post meets them as failure to adhere to those rules can result in action taken by our moderator team.  You can read our updated Code of Conduct and the announcement for more details. 

Be careful not to overuse ChatGPT and other generative AI that can lead to your response sounding generic and lackluster. Aim to make your comment stand out and unique to demonstrate your individuality. We can tell when it's mostly AI writing the answer.
Using generative AI to help with spelling, misused idioms, and general clarity is ok, but we would rather see students write their own original writing explaining how the Student Developer Pack helped them learn rather than depending on a completely generated response.

We will be marking this comment as "off-topic". Feel free to create a new comment (do not reply to your hidden comment) with an amended submission 👍

[imaperson1060]

having access to the entire jetbrains suite is nice, but the tool in the developer pack that i use daily is copilot. there have been times when i'm stuck on a problem so i just right click the debugger error in my code, and copilot explains the problem with context.

and then codespaces. god i love codespaces. my school laptop is a chromebook. it's not that i can't code on it, it's just that codespaces is so much easier to manage and sync across other devices.

thank you github for saving me hours of pain by providing these tools i'd never be able to buy for myself as a full-time student.

[samus-aran]

and then codespaces. god i love codespaces. my school laptop is a chromebook. it's not that i can't code on it, it's just that codespaces is so much easier to manage and sync across other devices.

That's so interesting! Does the school provide you these chromebooks? If so what you studying? I hear ya when it comes to syncing up. 😄 The bane of lots of developers is having to have consistent dev environments 😆

[H4lis]

nice

[BudzioT]

Hi, thanks to your github pack, I've improved like a lot. Thanks to JetBrains pack, I was able to finally comfortable write code in many languages. I'VE BEEN JETBRANIZED (I CAN'T USE ANYTHING BESIDES THIS).

I've also created my personal portfolio on PC, which was first hosted on your .tech domain pack. I learned how to make it using your Educative pack. Here's repo: https://github.com/BudzioT/Portfolio-v2

Thanks to the CodeDex pack, I was able to learn python and develop a few projects including this one: https://github.com/BudzioT/Sideways-Shooter

I've also used CoPilot. Used is not even a word. I'VE BEEN USING IT NON-STOP. Like it doesn't write code for me, but it helps me with debbugging so much! Thanks to this, I've finally wrote my Chip8-Emulator.

I've used DataCamp too, which helped me understand many things about data with Python.

GitHub is so amazing with its developer pack that...

Yeah... quite a lot lately!

**Thanks GitHub team, community and everyone.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!**

[samus-aran]

I'VE BEEN JETBRANIZED (I CAN'T USE ANYTHING BESIDES THIS).

😆 Love this term!

Your projects are fantastic to see 🤩 Look at that contribution chart - so much green 🟢 💚

I've also used CoPilot. Used is not even a word. I'VE BEEN USING IT NON-STOP. Like it doesn't write code for me, but it helps me with debbugging so much! Thanks to this, I've finally wrote my Chip8-Emulator.

Do your other students in your course/school use Copilot too and does the lecturer/teacher know? I would be interested if its been accepted as a helpful tool in your classroom. 🤔

[Juoper]

I learned how to get my own domain using github student pack and their partners

[rajprasadshrestha]

It has greatly helped me in my studies. It has improved my problem-solving, optimization, debugging, and documentation skills.

[lonestar125]

The student pack is what got me into git and GitHub in the first place. Without GitHub, I would have most likely never gotten as far as I did in programming, since I have learned so much from simply browsing code on here.

I've mainly used copilot, which works fantastic on most of my projects, but also for explaining other people's sometimes obscure and non-documented spaghetti code.

Anyways, Happy Birthday, GitHub!

[TheFruxz]

Access to the whole JetBrains suite definitely helped me on my journey, becoming an actual software engineer. Later, also the access to GitHub Copilot and its incredible possibilities to help me, contributed to it a lot.

[Tricked-dev]

The student pack gave me access to a cool domain and some jetbrains ide's that i have used ever since.
My first big project that i made and that basically for me my first internship was Ascella

[MANIKANDAN-IT21]

any voucher you have?? for git foundation certificate😭😭 please help meeee

[kev374k]

The student pack has been incredible at allowing me to code more efficiently and faster! The way CoPilot especially has allowed me to learn formatting and the different ways code can be implemented has been so useful!

[gakshatb]

The GitHub Student Developer Pack has been really helpful for me in my studies. Premium tools like GitHub Pro and JetBrains IDEs specially for PyCharm that help to start my journey of Python Code, along with free educational resources included in the pack, have inspired me to explore new areas like Data Science and Machine Learning And I am also pursuing BS Degree for IIT Madras in Data Science and this pack gives me lots of tools to learn new Technology. I'm looking forward to getting as much benefit as I can from using the pack✨

[ebndev]

@gakshatb what types of projects are you looking forward to building using ML? 🧠

[gakshatb]

I'm currently working on a project where I have a dataset of student performance in a particular subject. I'm building an ML model that predicts the necessary actions or course content to enhance student interaction and improve outcomes. The goal is to provide personalized recommendations that can help students engage more effectively with the material and ultimately perform better. It's an exciting challenge that combines my interest in education and machine learning! 🧠✨

[v1ctorio]

My story with GitHub Education is curious, when I was 13-14 I started finding computers interesting and used Discord so I "learnt" how to develop Discord bots and by that I found GitHub, to host the code and that. Later I found out about github education idk why, had to ask the IT of my school to open the email firewall so I could use my educational email address and finally managed to join GitHub Education, it was amazing, I was able to find so many awesome products and use stuff that I couldnt have ever used otherwise. It also helped me find Hack club which is an amazing community for students, thanks GitHub :) 🐮

[ebndev]

@v1ctorio wow that's so cool you got started young! There are quite a few folks who build Discord bots in our Programming Help category. Please feel free to check them out or ask questions in there if you run into anything in the future 😄

[Dnyaneshpise]

I am still in learning process but I hope soon start working on real projectOn 13 Aug 2024 4:42 am, ebndev ***@***.***> wrote: @Dnyaneshpise that's so great to hear you were able to improve both your technical and professional development skills! What have been some of your favorite cloud projects you've worked on? —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[AndrewH06]

The Github Student Developer pack changed my coding career. For context I am a UC Davis 🐮 student studying Data Science and Economics, and in my Computer Science and Data Science courses I meet many students without the Student Developer Pack. It astonishes me that they don't have it. I wouldn't be the developer I am without it, so I always introduce and highly recommend it to my fellow students.

By far, my favorite tool is Copilot. It saves me SO MUCH time. It makes removes any time spent researching how to write random functions or do little processes and lets me focus on the LOGIC behind the code rather than the syntax. Specifically, it's super efficient at writing out those long winded Pandas dataframe dynamic modifications.

I owe so much to Copilot and the Student Developer Pack. It gives me so much freedom as it makes me feel like an efficient developer. It helps keep me in that flow state of programming as it negates many interruptions caused by necessary W3 Schools and Stack Overflow visits. Genuinely wouldn't be able to create so many things without it.

Happy Birthday Student Developer Pack! 🥳

[AdrianR3]

First of all, Happy Birthday, GitHub Student Developer Pack! 🎉

I owe a huge thanks to the GitHub Student Developer Pack. It has truly accelerated my learning in multiple areas over the past few months. With the help of JetBrains DataGrip, I powered through learning SQL and was able to connect it with my Java applications developed in IntelliJ. Being able to visualize the structure of the database graphically has really helped me understand how my code works. Along with SQL, I've also furthered my knowledge of MongoDB along the way.

If I had to choose one benefit from the pack, I would certainly choose the JetBrains IDE offer because it has been (and will probably continue to be) the most significant in my learning journey as a developer. Apart from that, I'm looking forward to using Copilot to enhance my workflow efficiency.

[99991]

Thanks to the GitHub Student Developer Pack, I became a better programmer by learning to work without all the fancy tools, since the verification flow is seriously broken in several ways and has not been fixed for years 🙃.

[soummyaanon]

Happy Birth Day GitHub Student Developer Pack!

Okay So my self Soumyranjan Panda I am Frontend Developer Iam Using GitHub Student Developer Pack
from past 8 Month And you cant Belive Its Help me alot to improve my productivity it helps alot to boost my work flows Its tootaly Changed the way of my work

By using GitHub Student Developer Pack. I have created alot of projects You can Check it out here Click here . Also I have claim Free domain For my Portfolio website

Github Student Developer pack is a Cherry on the cake For those Who are really intrested in Tech
I recomended All of my juniors To Grab This Opurtunity To boost There Work Flows And Productivity

Thank you @github for this Ammazing Program

[aumiidutta]

Happy 10th birthday celebration of GitHub Student Developer Pack and many more to come, here's my story!

I was practicing coding during a frontend development course in October '22 when I came to know about GitHub and created an account. I was not familiar and neither had neither had friends to guide so it remained inactive for the first couple of months.

I started participating in coding challenges and attending tech events where the LinkedIn connections turned to friends and she said about student developer pack and I registered for it the very next day.

One of the awesome tools I got to know was Copilot which helped me rectify my code if there was an error and showed code suggestions which was totally cool. I haven't used GitHub much before applying for the student pack but to be honest, I love the codespace feature and do coding there a lot. It's easier to make changes in small repositories in codespace without having to actually clone the repo.

I have been practicing git commands, learning and documenting them while also learning about several functionalities of GitHub. I have dedicated time to actively completing the learning tasks from GitHub education and learning GitHub workflow on YouTube and how to configure those packages. Once I learn about the configuration I want to make use of it in my existing projects.

[fmmendes]

Happy Birthday, GitHub Student Developer Pack!

I`ve been practicing my coding skills and moving from Java to Kotlin with the JetBrains tools provided by the pack, and it's making of me a better developer.

[coolchigi]

Happy birthday GitHub SDP✨!!

Intro

I started my journey with the student developer pack in my second year of university. Before then, I had no prior coding experience and contemplated numerous times switching my major or leaving university altogether😭. I'm not going to say the student pack changed my life, but I will say it gave me the tools I needed to succeed!

In the past 3 years, I've taken a mix of courses; some required for my major and others as electives. I'm completing a business minor, so yes, I had a lot of Excel and Word documents in my past. My device is 4 years old and frankly doesn't have the best storage. A feature from the pack that has really helped me was GitHub Codespaces. Not going to lie, I feel like this is such a slept-on feature. I have a personal computer, but it has low storage. I move my files to the cloud, but even then, some node_modules take 200MB. Multiply that by 6, and you'd get 1.2GB, which shouldn't be too bad for a good computer. Guess mine isn't lol. Anyway, with Codespaces, I don't have to worry about the dependencies taking up too much space and can just focus on the task at hand. Additionally, I have 2 devices with different OS. I can work on my projects regardless of the device I have with me.

Another cool thing, or set of features, was getting the Datadog pro account & access to Scrimba. Scrimba gave me a foot in the door of web development and data science. I love the nature of their courses, pacing, and the hands-on projects. You never have to leave your browser when taking their course, which in my opinion is pretty cool.

Oh yes, how could I forget about Copilot! I literally spend 5-10 minutes coming up with documentation for complex projects. I can also insert something at a specific line of my markdown file. Copilot provides inline suggestions that make coding simpler. It's good at things that can be automated or generating boilerplate code or React components. I have a love-hate relationship, lol, because when it works, it's beautiful to see. But when it doesn't, it's like talking to someone who won't listen. I guess it also taught me how to communicate better and not make assumptions.

So yeah, thank you GitHub for an amazing couple of years. I'm excited to see more🥂

[MivraMe]

Happy birthday !!!

It will be my second year with GitHub student, and I am loving it.
1password is awesome, and the domains helped me to learn new skills.
I've also contributed to my community, and I am very proud !

[MarioPB05]

🎉 Happy Birthday!

Firstly, thank you for providing students with tools that help them in their future professional career. You make technology, and especially learning programming, more accessible to everyone.

The student pack, which I still use today, has recently helped me to carry out a web project for my school (I can not attach the link because it is a private repository, but I attach a screenshot). Thanks to the pack, I was able to track the quality of my project with tools like Deepsource, plus I was able to program in my favorite IDE JetBrains.

Last but not least, I would like to emphasize the importance of having a Copilot as a great friend. A fantastic tool to be able to document projects quickly, get help in a matter of moments, or even to improve the quality of the code we write every day.

❤ Thanks for helping and supporting those who are encouraged to discover the wonderful world of programing!

[sergmetelin]

Tried to use TypeForm, spent an hour trying to figure out how it works, seems that it's broken. That's my story :)

[samus-aran]

🎉 A Big Thank You and Round of Applause! 🎉

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated and made this giveaway such a success! Your energy, enthusiasm, and commitment truly made a difference. But before we wrap up, let’s give a huge round of applause to our amazing winners! 🏆👏

And the winners are…

🎖@piratecat-lover
🎖@anyapages
🎖@JosephLahiru
🎖@AaronHChoi
🎖@lenbot7
🎖@Engeniusam
🎖@AndrewH06
🎖@Adeelmunir707

Congratulations to each of you! Let’s celebrate their success and look forward to many more amazing moments like this!