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by conradev 4229 days ago
One other thing to note is that it's not just syntax highlighting, it's also recognizing the language a given repository is written in.

Some of my repositories that use Logos[1] are now incorrectly classified as a combination of Ruby and Scala[2].

[1] http://iphonedevwiki.net/index.php/Logos

[2] https://github.com/conradev/Tweaks

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Yep. And now Github thinks my Makefile is JavaScript: https://github.com/lelandbatey/link_grab
It comes up as an "Executable File" for me. Guess they are making tweaks still.
Sounds like amateur hour.