Get Up to $45,000 in Free Developer Tools With Github’s Student Developer Pack

Source: lifehacker.com

GitHub just announced the GitHub Student Developer Pack for 2019, and if you’re a student interested in becoming a developer, it’s well worth a look.

On a basic level, students that sign up for the pack get GitHub Pro at no charge while they’re in school. They also get access to deep discounts from a number of GitHub partners. You’re not likely to take advantage of every deal that’s offered, but if you did it would total $45,000 in savings.

Partners are folks like Microsoft Azure, Stripe, Datadog, and DigitalOcean. The idea is to give students access to the tools they’re likely to encounter in the workplace while they’re still in school. In some cases you’re getting access to the product entirely for free, in others you’re getting things like free account upgrades or Pro accounts.

GitHub added 21 new partners this year, so if you’ve looked at the service in the past there’s probably something (or several somethings) new in it for you. Here’s a rundown from GitHub of all the companies that offer benefits as part of the GitHub Student Developer Pack and what they do.

• Better Code Hub—online source code analysis service
• ConfigCat—feature flag and configuration management service
  
• Cryptolens—cloud-based software licensing platform
  
• Gitpod—online IDE for GitHub
  
• Frontend Masters—in-depth JavaScript, Node.js, and front-end engineering courses
  
• Icons8—design resources including icons, UI illustrations, photos, and more
  
• LogDNA—log management platform
  
• Name.com—domain name registrar and web host
  
• Next.tech—browser-based computing environments
  
• Phrase—cloud-based localization service
  
• PushBots—scalable push notification system for mobile applications
  
• SQL Smash—productivity plugin for SQL Server Management Studio
  
• .TECH, domains for your tech startup, business, event, community, or publication
• Termius—SSH client for desktop and mobile
  
• TransloadIt—file uploading and processing service
  
• Working Copy—Git client for iOS that clones, edits, commits, pushes, and more
  
• Bootstrap Studio—desktop app for creating responsive websites using the Bootstrap framework
  
• Microsoft Azure—set of cloud services to help you build, manage, and deploy applications
  
• Netwise—turnkey data centre services for the hosting of critical IT infrastructure systems
  
• PomoDone—Pomodoro time-tracking application to eliminate distraction, sharpen focus, and prevent burnout
  
• SymfonyCasts—Symfony and PHP video tutorials and code challenges
  
• Algolia—hosted search API that provides support from frontend to backend frameworks and libraries
  
• AWS Educate—reliable, scalable, and inexpensive cloud computing services, free training, and collaboration resources
  
• Axosoft—maker of legendary cross-platform Git client GitKraken and GitKraken Glo task tracking boards that sync in real-time with GitHub Issues
  
• Carto—open and powerful platform for spatial data analysis, visualization, and application creation
  
• Datadog—cloud-based infrastructure monitoring
  
• DigitalOcean—simple cloud hosting built for developers
  
• Flatiron School—the premier coding bootcamp for launching developers
  
• Heroku—flexible, easy-to-use platform to deploy, run, and manage your apps
  
• Jetbrains—provider of professional desktop IDEs: IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, and more
  
• Namecheap—affordable domain registration, hosting, and management
  
• Sendgrid—the world’s largest cloud-based email delivery platform
  
• Sentry—error reporting that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in realtime
  
• Stripe—web and mobile payment APIs, built for developers
  
• Thinkful—courseware and mentoring to launch your career as a developer
  
• Transifex—a localization platform that easily integrates with your code base
  
• Travis CI—continuous integration platform for open source and private projects