For the longest time, Git and GitHub were just words I kept hearing everywhere.In tutorials, on X/Twitter, in developer posts.
I wasn’t avoiding it.
I just didn’t see why I should push every small thing I wrote.
I was practicing Python, SQL, doing LeetCode… and everything lived quietly inside my laptop. It worked fine. Nothing felt “wrong.”
But at some point, I wanted more structure.
A place where my learning wouldn’t disappear into random folders.
Something that showed progress.
Not for others, but for myself.
That’s when GitHub started making sense.
You Don’t Need to Master Git to Start
One thing that surprised me
You can use GitHub with barely 3 commands:
git add .
git commit -m "your message"
git push
All the advanced things,rebasing, branching, merging.I’ll learn them eventually, but they weren’t required for me to start building a habit.
I just needed a simple workflow to keep my work organised and visible.
What Changed When I Started Pushing Regularly
1.My progress became easy to track
my GitHub shows what I’m learning and how often I’m practicing.
It’s like creating a small trail of your growth,not dramatic, just clear
2. Commit messages made me more thoughtful
Not perfect. Not fancy.
Just intentional.
Instead of writing “update”, I now write:
implemented delete expense
added basic error handling
updated README
It makes me see my work in smaller, meaningful steps.
3. GitHub became my proof of consistency
I’m not trying to impress anyone with gigantic projects.
I just want my work to exist somewhere other than my hard drive.
Now, when someone asks, “What are you learning?”
I can simply share the link.
Clean, simple, and updated.
And honestly? That feels good.
If You’re Still Keeping Everything in Local Folders…
Just try pushing one small project.
Not your biggest one.
Not the most impressive one.
Just something you wrote recently.
You don’t need to fully understand Git.
You don’t need perfect code.
You don’t need a “portfolio project.”
All you need is the first push.
Because GitHub isn’t about looking like a real developer.
It’s about building a space where your learning actually lives.
And over time, that space becomes something you can look back on and feel quietly proud of.
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