This week we learnt about how to use different git commands and their purpose. We worked on using branches and commits and using pull request to upstream your changes. One of the important things I learnt is how branches work. Basically, you get to work in a separate environment and once you’re finished, you make a pull request asking to combine your work with another person’s work. If they approve, your able to merge your branches. Forking is another important git command. A developer can see your repository and has an idea to add something to it, this is where forking comes into play. They can fork or make their own copy of your repository and add their own new features to it. If approved, they then submit a pull request to the owner and the changes are added. I think it’s crucial to know that anyone can fork a public repository, but it’s up to the repository owners to accept or reject pull requests.

            For the blog I chose, I wanted to research more into what is GitHub and what it’s used for, why is it one of the main platforms that developers use. I chose this blog because I wanted to read more about the basics of GitHub and why it was created. I think it’s important to know why it is one of the most used platforms used by developers. GitHub is one of the most popular resources for developers to share code and work on projects together. GitHub is used for storing, tracking, and collaborating on projects. It is also a social networking site where developers work openly and pitch their work. The blog talks about the biggest selling point of GitHub which is it’s set of project collaboration features, which includes version control and access control. One of the benefits of git is its cloud-based infrastructure which makes it more accessible. A user can access their repository from any location on any device, download the repository and push their changes.

            Based on my resource, I do like it because it has given me a deeper insight of GitHub and how it works. It resonates with me because the material from week 2 is like my blog and I now understand better what am doing in class and why am doing it. I think knowing the different commands used when working in GitHub is a huge part in successfully understanding how to use the platform.

Links.

https://blog.hubspot.com/website/what-is-github-used-for#what-github

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