What Can You Learn from Thousands of Source Files in Github

Explore the insights gained from analyzing thousands of open-source code files on GitHub in this 31-minute Devoxx conference talk. Dive into the massive dataset released by GitHub and Google on BigQuery, derived from the GitHub Archive project. Discover the most frequently used dependencies and imports, common exceptions handled or thrown, and potential programming mistakes. Follow along as Guillaume Laforge, Developer Advocate at Google Cloud Platform, presents concrete examples from the dataset, focusing on the Apache Groovy language to illustrate programming habits and pitfalls. Learn how to apply these analytical techniques to your favorite programming languages and frameworks, gaining valuable insights into usage patterns and best practices in the open-source community.