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GitHub for dummies. Git Hub for dummies.
by Sarah Guthals, PhD.
- 2nd edition.
- xiv, 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- For dummies. .
- For dummies. .
Includes index.
Introduction -- Part 1: Getting started with GitHub.com. Understanding the Git in GitHub -- Setting up your collaborative coding environment -- Part 2: Starting your first solo project. Introducing GitHub repositories -- Setting up a GitHub website repo -- Creating a website with GitHub pages -- Part 3: Contributing to your first project. Forking GitHub repositories -- Writing and committing code -- Working with pull requests -- Part 4: Manage and contribute to large projects. Exploring and contributing to OSS -- Starting your own OSS -- Inner-source your code on GitHub -- Part 5: Make GitHub work for you. Collaborating outside of GitHub -- GitHub workflow integrations -- Personalizing GitHub -- Part 6: The GitHub ecosystem. Exploring the GitHub marketplace -- GitHub and you -- Attending events -- Part 7: The parts of tens. Ten ways to level up on GitHub -- Ten ways to improve your development workflow -- Ten tips for being an effective community member.
"For today's coders, GitHub is a must. The world's largest software development platform, GitHub helps developers store, track, and collaborate on software projects. In this easy-to-follow Dummies guide, you'll find insight into creating repositories, establishing projects, collaborating, incorporating open-source resources, and establishing yourself as a valued member of the GitHub community. With a working knowledge of GitHub, you'll be a better, more employable programmer. The simple instructions and interactive examples in this book will get you there quickly. You've learned how to write a little code--now learn how to share it with GitHub"--