Case Study: The New York Times achieves streamlined developer workflows with GitHub

The New York Times uses GitHub to keep developers focused on code, not checklists

The New York Times, a long-time digital pioneer, needed a way to manage a growing and complex software ecosystem without burdening developers with checklists and disconnected tools. Using GitHub, the company centralized workflows across development, CI/CD, security, and application metadata so teams could stay focused on code while keeping information current and accessible.

GitHub enabled The New York Times to automate pull request checks, trigger pipelines, sync access controls, and power its Application Catalog through repo-based YAML files and webhooks. As a result, the company onboarded 100 applications in the first 30 days and has since kept over 200 applications up to date, while also saving developers an estimated hour or two per week and improving collaboration across teams.

The New York Times

Shesh Patel

Senior Engineering Manager