Getting Started with GitHub: New User Insights

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With over 100 million repositories and vibrant community of developers, GitHub is more than just a platform - its a gateway to innovation and creativity. So buckle up as we dive into setting up your account, creating repositories, mastering basic commands. The GitHub adventure awaits - let’s learn together…

What is GitHub?

GitHub is a web-based platform that leverages Git, an open-source version control system, enabling multiple contributors to collaborate on projects simultaneously by making and managing separate changes efficiently.

Why should you use GitHub?

  1. Easy Contribution: Git simplifies contributing to open-source projects by allowing users to fork, modify, and submit pull requests easily.

  2. Comprehensive Documentation: GitHub’s extensive help section and guides facilitate thorough documentation and learning.

  3. Showcase Work: Developers can use GitHub to display their work, attracting potential recruiters and collaborators.

  4. Markdown Support: GitHub uses Markdown for formatted documents, streamlining content creation.

  5. Wide Exposure: GitHub serves as a vast repository, providing significant exposure for projects within a large coding community.

  6. Version Control: Git efficiently tracks changes across versions, making collaboration and revision management seamless.

  7. Integration Options: GitHub integrates with various platforms and services, supporting syntax highlighting for over 200 programming language

How to Set up your GitHub account

1. Sign up for GitHub

This is where the journey starts. Get your laptop, open any browser, and navigate to GitHub. Click here. github To sign up, you will need to input your email address, name, username, and password, and verify your account. It’s simple! You now have a GitHub account.

2. Install Git

For Macs and Linux-based systems, Git comes preinstalled. However, you can always check if it is installed by typing git version in your terminal or command prompt. For example, I have ` Git version ` 2.42.0 installed on my machine, as shown in the image below.