There comes a certain point in every new developers journey where they need to manage the entirety of their application. I’m not talking about deploying a project, but in reference to managing all the files of your project in one specific location. Say you have a project saved to your desktop and one day your system crashes. How terrible would it be if that file was just gone… Days, weeks, months, years of work just gone forever.
Well this is where version control software comes into the picture! In this article I’ll be talking about the basics of Github and why Github is one of the most essential tools for developers of all levels. I’m only going to touch on certain functionality of Github that will allow a new developer to get up and running, but just know that Github has a lot of functionality! I’ll attach a link at the end with a more in-depth guide to Git’s features.
Installing Git into your Terminal
The terminal can be an intimidating place for new developers and that’s okay. I promise the more time you spend playing around inside the terminal, the better you’ll start to understand it and your operating system. When using Git you will be saving changes to your projects through the terminal, so before we get to that, let’s install it!
