When Git finally makes sense, everything in your development
workflow starts feeling easier.
A lot of people find GitHub confusing at first, but once you
understand the basics, eveerything becomes much more
organized.
Here's the simplest way to think about it:
- Repository → your project workspace
Commit → a saved snapshot of your progress
Brancha safe parallel version for testing changes
- Merge→ combining updates from different branches
Push / Pull syncing local and remote code
Git commands every beginner should know
"git init" → create a new repository
"git clone <url>" → copy an existing repo to your system
"git status" → check modified files
"git add." stage all changes
"git commit-m "message" → save your work with a note
"git push"→ upload local changes
"git pull" fetch the latest updateS
"git branch" view available branches
"git checkout -b dev"→create and switch to a new branch
"git merge dev" -merge branch changes
Practical Git habits that save time
- Don't run commands blindly-understand what each one does
Avoid working directly on "main'", use branches
Keep commit messages clear and meaningful
Always run "git status" before committing
- Pull latest changes before pushing your code
Small Git habits like these Can save hours of debuggingand
confusion later.
If this made Git simpler for you, repost it so it can heIp another
developer too.
Save this as a quick Git cheat sheet for youir practice sessions.
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You will have seen my answer elsewhere. Neither Github or Gitlab are untainted with commercial, political, ethical (and potentially intellectual property) issues. I migrated off Github when Microsoft took it over to slurp code, onto Gitlab, but then felt the need go go back when the ethical concerns about Gitlab's attitude to who they will provide service to came out. Now I have left both. If you want it remotely hosted, I would suggest Codeberg (https://docs.codeberg.org/getting-started/what-is-codeberg/#what-is-codeberg-e.v.%3F). It's an open foundation. Anyone contributing to funding it has a say in its management (if they want it). I know you mentioned people saying it was "open-source projects only", but I cannot find any stipulation that says that, and private repos are definitely possible. Or you could just instate your own in-house Forgejo instance, which Codeberg is based on. (https://forgejo.org/) The confusion about "open-source only" may stem from the fact the declaration that "Forgejo will always be Free and Open Source Software. Furthermore we exclusively use Free Software for our own project development." That's the tool itself, not what the tool facilitates.