Suvin introduces himself as a GitHub Campus Expert and software engineer who wants to discuss how GitHub can be used to build a better world. He provides an overview of version control and Git, explaining that Git is a distributed version control system and GitHub is a hosting service for code. Suvin then outlines several ways GitHub can be used, such as hosting code repositories, managing projects, enabling collaboration, performing code reviews, and facilitating continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) workflows. He closes by encouraging students to get involved by bringing their ideas to life through coding and participating in hackathons.

1. Building a Better World with
GitHub
Suvin Nimnaka.
GitHub Campus Expert.
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2. Hi!
I’m Suvin.
GitHub Campus Expert | Software Engineer
University of Colombo School of Computing
Email: hello@suvin.me | Twitter: @tikirimaarie
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3. GitHub?
( It’s Capital H people! )
Okay, So, What is
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5. Version
Controlling
But first, let’s discuss about…
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6. Back in the day…
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7. Version
Controlling
Version control is the practice of tracking
and managing changes to software code.
Helps manage changes to source code
over time.
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8. Introducing…
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9. Git
/ɡɪt/ or /jɪt/
● Git is a distributed Version Control System.
● Free and open source
● Small footprint
● Allows Collaboration
● Lightning Fast
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10. How git works.
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Pull
Push
Push
Push
Pull
Pull
Remote
Repository

11. Git !== GitHub
Keep in mind that,
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12. GitHub
/ɡɪthʌb/ or /jɪthʌb/
● GitHub is a cloud-based service that helps
developers store and manage their code, as
well as track and control changes to their
code.
● Provides a user friendly UI.
● Provides a complete ecosystem for
developers to write and ship code.
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13. What can we do
with GitHub?
Okay. Now
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14. Host Code
Repos
GitHub is a way of life!
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Manage
Projects
Auto
Code
Collaboration
Web
Hosting
Code Review
Education
CI/CD

15. Repository
Hosting
The infamous…
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16. How a GitHub repo looks like
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17. Project
Management
And next up…
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18. A GitHub project board
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Thanks for the image Safnaj!

19. Static Web
Hosting
Throw ‘em cool stuff
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20. GitHub Pages
GitHub Pages is a static site hosting service that
takes HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files straight
from a repository on GitHub, optionally runs the
files through a build process, and publishes a
website.
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21. GitHub Pages
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22. CI / CD
Whaaaatt?
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23. GitHub CI/CD
CI/CD automates your builds, testing, and
deployment so you can ship code changes faster
and more reliably.
No more manual builds!
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24. GitHub Co-Pilot
And we all know…
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25. GitHub Copilot
In short, GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered tool
that assists developers in writing code more
efficiently by suggesting relevant code snippets
as they work.
Yes it auto completes your code!
And it can write code for you!
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26. GitHub Co-Pilot
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27. How do we make a
better world
with GitHub?
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28. Menu
Free and
Open Source
Software
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29. Menu
Open
Collaboration
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30. Menu
Improved
Accessibility
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31. Menu
Community
Building
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GitHub Community Sri Lanka 󰏶

33. We are students!
How can we
contribute?
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GitHub Student Developer Pack

35. Things you can do with
the Student Pack
● Bring your ideas to life! Brainstorm and
code!
● Write an app to solve problems in your
day to day life
● Help your friends with tech problems
● Organize events better
● Participate in Hackathons
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36. Aren’t we too
young for all
these?
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I started here…

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and I’m here today!

39. The National Olympiad in
Informatics - Sri Lanka
● Monthly Practise Contest have been
started.
● Qualifier Round in May/June
● Final Round in July.
● More info:
○ www.noi.lk
○ +94 77 929 1123 (Venudi - Chairperson)
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SWAG!!!

41. What is GitHub? How
did it start?
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SWAG!!!

42. Who’s the CEO of
GitHub?
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SWAG!!!

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Thank You
For Your
Attention!
Email: hello@suvin.me
Twitter: @tikirimaarie
GitHub Community SL Discord:
https://discord.gg/wqf45G5EBv