Understanding GIT and GITHUB.
                     UNDERSTANDING 
GIT AND GITHUB
What is Git?
+ Git is a free, open-source version 
control software. It was created by 
Linus Torvalds in 2005. 
+ This tool is a version control system 
that was initially developed to work 
with several developers on the Linux 
kernel.
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Git Repositories
+ If we want to start using Git, we need 
to know where to host our 
repositories.
+ A repository (or “Repo” for short) is a 
project that contains multiple files. In 
our case a repository will contain 
code-based files.
+ There are two ways you can host your 
repositories. One is online (on the 
cloud) and the second is offline (self-
installed on your server).
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Why we need Git?
+ Git makes it easy to contribute to 
open source projects.
o Documentation
o Integration options
o Track changes in your code across 
versions
o Showcase your work
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What is GitHub?
+ GitHub is a free (for personal use), 
cloud-hosted platform for code. 
+ It works with Git on your and your 
colleagues' computers, serving as the 
origin, the source of truth for anyone 
working on the code.
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GITHUB’S FEATURES
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Easy Project Management
+ GitHub is a place where project 
managers and developers come 
together to coordinate, track, and 
update their work so that projects are 
transparent and stay on schedule.
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Increased Safety With Packages
+ Packages can be published privately, 
within the team, or publicly to the 
open-source community. 
+ The packages can be used or reused 
by downloading them from GitHub.
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Effective Team Management
+ GitHub helps all the team members stay on the same page and organized. 
+ Moderation tools like Issue and Pull Request Locking help the team to focus on the 
code.
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Improved Code Writing
+ Pull requests help the organizations to 
review, develop, and propose new 
code. 
+ Team members can discuss any 
implementations and proposals 
through these before changing the 
source code.
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Easy Code Hosting
+ All the code and documentation are in one place. There are millions of 
repositories on GitHub, and each repository has its own tools to help you 
host and release code.
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