GitLab 8.17 Released with GitLab Pages CE and Squash on Merge

[GitLab]( GitLab 8.17 Released [What's new?]( For many years, content management systems (CMS) have been used to manage simple websites. The advent of static sites allows organizations to no longer worry about having to secure, update and maintain an underlying CMS. Static websites are fast, yet powerful and seen as the next big thing in publishing to the internet. GitLab 8.17 allows anyone to easily create and collaborate on a static website through [GitLab Pages](, now available in GitLab Community Edition. In addition to Pages moving to CE, we've made improvements to Issue Boards, added an audit user role, added the ability to squash commits on merge and much more! From Continuous Integration to Continuous Everything [Register for the webcast]( Continuous Integration and Delivery are the cornerstones of modern software development, but the Continuous approach works in all areas of a business, needs everyone’s contribution and helps us all to work more efficiently. In this webcast we’ll talk about how the Continuous approach can help your business: - Reach a faster time to market - Respond more quickly to feedback - Meet your customers’ needs more effectively - Increase revenue and reduce costs We’ll also fill you in on some of the ways you can introduce Continuous ways of working to your business every day. Register now to take the first step towards becoming a more efficient, effective and responsive team. The Secret to Developer Happiness? Use Better Tools [Read more]( Great software is built by great people—not “magic bullet” tools or technologies. However, [research reveals]( that the tools you choose for your team may have a greater impact on developer happiness and retention that you thought. In fact, a whopping 81% of developers say that it’s critical organizations use the latest development tools and 36% go as far as to say they would reject a job if the employer didn’t use the latest tools. Why are new tools becoming non-negotiable for developers? GitLab CE March Issue Bash [Join the bash]( There are currently over 6000 open issues on GitLab CE, and we need your help to sort them out! We have over 1500 GitLab contributors, and we want everyone to be able to find issues to work on. Of course, some lucky contributors will be rewarded with awesome swag! Our last Issue Bash helped us to close over 100 issues and make lots of improvements to the categorization of existing issues. When is it Going to Happen? We'll kick it off at 00:01 UTC on Saturday, March 4th and will keep it up until 23:59 UTC on Sunday, March 5th. Who Can Contribute? At GitLab, everyone can contribute! This is your chance to get involved! Most of the tasks don't require technical expertise, therefore, non-technical community members are definitely welcome and prize worthy! [We're Hiring]( We're Hiring [Read Listings]( [Get In Touch]( Get In Touch [Contact Us]( [Contact Sales]( [about.gitlab.com]( [Login]( We want feedback on this newsletter! Please reply if you have requests or ideas for improvement. This email was sent to {EMAIL}. If you no longer wish to receive notifications please [unsubscribe]( here.