Github

Version Control System

Github?

• This is a service providing remote storage for projects using Git, so developers can share one common project and it is safe as remote storage in case of that your files are gone on your local computer.

• Open source is free while closed project is not.

• There is no limitation on size of repository

• It enables to work a lot on web environment without local version control system.

• As the service is focused on person, it is necessary to access specific repository by using id/repository's name  

Gist

This is used for sharing own scripts with other people in a simple process.

README.md

When creating a new project, it is one of the options to create as a description for the project.

ADD.gitignore

When creating a new project, if you choose the developing environment, unnecessary files would be ignored automatically

Your Fork

It is allowed to copy the project into own repository so that anyone could modify it.

Pull Request 

Project owner examines the pull request from others and could apply it into an own project.

Watch

If you are interested in a specific project, you can use watch function for getting any notification from them.