Understanding GITHUB
Understanding GITHUB What is GitHub? GitHub is made up of two main aspects. It is a cloud storage for your repositories and it is built upon on and integrated with Git so it is a fantastic tool for Version Control. It is a web based platform built for collaboration with others, whether it is a group of colleagues in a small team in a company or a group of strangers spread across the world. We will focus mainly on GitHub in this blog and keep Git as a future topic to be discussed. CREATING A REPOSITORY Creating a repository named Test_template Here I am creating a new repository on GitHub with the option of Public sharing meaning anyone can try to collaborate with me on this repo whereas private option is usually for personal work not meant to be shared or a project developed by a small team in a company. You see a 'Add a README file' option turned on. What is a README file? It is basically the first thing that pops up when someone clicks on the repo. It is a markdown (...