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ADEOYE ADEFEMI OPEOLUWA
ADEOYE ADEFEMI OPEOLUWA

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Beginning Git and GitHub

Overview

This is a little series I put together to help absolute beginners get started with git and GitHub.

The series assumes no prior knowledge of git or GitHub. and promise to take you through tips and tricks I've learnt whilst using git and GitHub.

Be sure to ask for clarification at any point in the series, I've got you.
So, Shall we get started ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ’ƒ.

So what's git really and why does it matter ๐Ÿ˜’.

Git is a software for tracking changes in any set of files, usually used for coordinating work among programmers collaboratively developing source code during software development. Its goals include speed, data integrity, and support for distributed, non-linear workflows.

It let you know what changes has been made to a file (usually a source file ). In addition to, it allow you to back up these changes as well as review and revert them.

Git is a free and open source distributed version control system created by Linus Torvalds, (the creator of Linux Operating system.) It is designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.

and GitHub...๐Ÿคท

Simply put, GitHub is an interface of using functionality provided by git.

To use the lingo, GitHub is a Web-based version control repository that offers all the features of the.

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