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What is GitHub?

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:17 pm
by Eli
GitHub is a code hosting platform for version control and collaboration. It enables you and others work together on projects from anywhere, see more https://guides.github.com/activities/hello-world/. Like Bitbucket, GitHub has made sharing and contributing to code simple and valuable.

See also Git, an indispensable tool in modern software development which serves as some kind of version control system. Git repository is used by many people to maintain their projects files. Visit this site for Git installation alternatives on Ubuntu 14.04 (I hope these methods seamlessly work for other/higher versions of Ubuntu/Linux distributions), although the easiest way to install is by typing the following lines one by one in the command line:
  1. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa
  2. sudo apt-get update
  3. sudo apt-get install git

Check out here.

After Git installation, you can finally get started with How To Use Git Effectively and How To Use Git Branches.

To get most out of these, create your account at GitHub.com.

See also Installation, configuration and usage of Gitolite server.

Re: What is GitHub?

Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 9:05 am
by Eli
Microsoft has reportedly acquired GitHub, and could announce the deal as early as Monday. Bloomberg reports that the software giant has agreed to acquire GitHub, and that the company chose Microsoft partly because of CEO Satya Nadella. Business Insider first reported that Microsoft had been in talks with GitHub recently. Read more:

https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/3/17422 ... ion-rumors

Re: What is GitHub?

Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 12:15 pm
by Eli