Let us first understand what is Git and later on will learn about GitHub. Git helps in collaborative coding and GitHub helps to host our code at open source platform.
What is Git ?
- Git is a version control system.
- It helps you keep track of code changes.
- It is used to collaborate on code.
- Git and GitHub are different things.
Why Git ?
- Over 70% of developers use Git!
- Developers can work together from anywhere in the world.
- Developers can see the full history of the project.
- Developers can revert to earlier versions of a project.
Features of Git
- When a file is changed, added or deleted, it is considered modified
- You select the modified files you want to Stage
- The Staged files are Committed, which prompts Git to store a permanent snapshot of the files
- Git allows you to see the full history of every commit.
- You can revert back to any previous commit.
- Git does not store a separate copy of every file in every commit, but keeps track of changes made in each commit!
What is GitHub ?
- Git is not the same as GitHub.
- GitHub makes tools that use Git.
- GitHub is the largest host of source code in the world and has been owned by Microsoft since 2018.