GitHubAssignment

Assignment for AIM Class

• Git
  • version control for devs
  • saving different versions of codebases
  • allows reverting to previous versions
  • Stores versions as snapshots
  • Push and pull changes from different installations on different computers
  • Distributed version control system
  • Collaborations
  • Does not update in real-time so coordination is important
• GitHub
  • Hold repositories of code in the cloud
  • Project organization and management
    • assign tasks to people or groups, set permissions, set roles for collaborators, and comment moderation.
  • Public Availability
    • OSS Social coding
  • 3 primary actions when interacting with others' code
    • Fork
      • copy a code repository to modify
    • Pull
      • Share local modifications with the repository owner with a Pull Request
    • Merge
      • Owners can add new changes to their project with a merge and credit contributors who suggested them
  • repository
    • file location where the project is stored
  • Commit
    • Command used to save new changes to your project in the repository
  • Stage
    • Preparation step before commit
    • prep before adding
  • Branch
    • Part of the project you are active development