GitHub

GitHub is useful in the development stage for code, content, research, web pages, and more. With GitHub, you can easily track changes and navigate revisions. That explains its popularity with so many users. This article describes how to use GitHub, its benefits, and where you might encounter it professionally, as well as how to use it personally.

GitHub allows you to create, store, change, merge, and collaborate on files or code. Any member of a team can access the GitHub repository (think of this as a folder for files) and see the most recent version in real-time. Then, they can make edits or changes that the other collaborators also see. GitHub also lets users make requests of one another and internally discuss the iterations along the way. It’s even been called “a social coding platform” because it invites people to coordinate, share, and collaborate code across distributed and asynchronous environment.

What’s the difference between Git and GitHub?

Git is the version control system GitHub uses. Git is open source and free to use  for small and large projects. It is the system that keeps track of every change you make in GitHub. GitHub, meanwhile, is where people can share and collaborate on the files they have created. GitHub lets you use Git without having to first learn the command codes.

Who uses GitHub?

Developers use GitHub to work together on a single project with the benefit of version control. This helps them reduce duplicating work. Plus, GitHub allows developers to try new things. If the changes aren’t positive, they can easily revert back to the previous version.