{"id":76622,"date":"2024-02-15T13:08:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T21:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/github.blog\/?p=76622"},"modified":"2024-02-15T13:08:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T21:08:12","slug":"build-code-security-skills-with-the-github-secure-code-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/github.blog\/developer-skills\/application-development\/build-code-security-skills-with-the-github-secure-code-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Build code security skills with the GitHub Secure Code Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In March 2023, we launched the Secure Code Game<\/a>, an in-repo learning experience where players fix intentionally vulnerable code, so developers can build a secure coding mindset<\/a> while having fun! Since then, more than 3,500 developers have played, and we love seeing how it has helped enterprise, open source, and education communities achieve their objectives. Today, we are excited to release the second season with five community-contributed challenges in JavaScript, Python, Go, and GitHub Actions!<\/p>\n

How the game works<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n

The game is still as simple as it can be: review the code, fix the bugs, and run the tests to progress to the next level! The best part? It takes less than two minutes to spin it up as a fully configured environment in the cloud via GitHub Codespaces<\/a>, with up to 60 hours a month free. It’s designed for developers and students who want to improve their code security skills, learn how to build security into workflows, and how to use GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Why a game?<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n

Our initial motivation was to tackle the pain points that the developer community was struggling with in secure coding training. In our interactions with the community, we collected the following feedback:<\/p>\n