Certified GitHub Administrator
Upskilled myself in GitHub Administration and got certified by GitHub
Nishkarsh Raj
India
Nishkarsh Raj, a dynamic force in the world of DevSecOps and Developer Experience Advocacy, stands at the forefront of innovation as the Principal Evangelist & Consultant for StatusNeo Inc. With an unparalleled commitment to the open-source ethos, Nishkarsh has garnered accolades such as the prestigious GitHub Stars Award, an honor he has achieved for three consecutive years from 2021 to 2023. Nishkarsh's deep-rooted passion for open-source practices and GitHub is evident through his unwavering dedication to the platform over the years. Through his remarkable contributions, he has become a beacon of inspiration for developers across the globe. Armed with a wealth of experience and expertise, he channels his enthusiasm into organizing meetups, delivering compelling talks at conferences, and actively encouraging others to embrace the transformative #100DaysofCode challenge.
Community Contributions
Certified GitHub Actions Partner
Certified Partner for GitHub Actions - in-house CI/CD and automation engine by GitHub.
Git Logging 101 - Viewing the Commit History
Articulating tips and tricks for effective Git Logging that saves our time and makes us more productive.
GitHub Stars 101
I spoke about my journey in Open Source and how I became a GitHub Star. Also, I spent time talking about the GitHub Stars program.
Connecting it all with GitHub
In the Azure Virtual Developer Day hosted for the MCC Region, I spoke about how you can connect your entire Software Developer Lifecycle and make it efficient by doing all things GitHub. In this talk, I spoke about GitHub VCS, GitHub Actions, GitHub Packages, Projects and Discussions.
Contributions to Backstage by Spotify
Backstage is an open platform to create developer portals built by Spotify and donated to CNCF. I've been helping William Hill adopt Backstage as their Engineering Portal and collaborating with Spotify by raising issues and ideas on how to enhance the framework.
AZ-Dev Community Meetup: Azure DevOps Pipelines with GitHub VCS
In this meet up, I demonstrated how we can easily integrate Azure DevOps with GitHub VCS and create and end-to-end pipeline starting from a small REST Controller app to publicly accessible REST endpoint hosted on Azure Kubernetes services.
Exploring GitHub Copilot: Our AI Pair Programmer
GitHub Star of the Year 2020, Eddie Jaoude hosts a live stream to explore the new GitHub Copilot VSCode Extension - our AI Pair Programmer with guests Nishkarsh, Shreya Prasad and Nick.
