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GitHub Introduction
This document provides an introduction to GitHub, including what it is, why it is used, and its key features. GitHub is a file storage service for developers to save source code and files. It is based on the version control system Git and allows users to collaborate on projects. Popular features of GitHub include Wikis, Gists for code snippets, GitHub Pages for hosting websites, and extensions that enhance the user experience. The document also discusses other similar services like BitBucket and GitLab, as well as version control systems like Mercurial and Subversion.
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- 1. Welcome 2 GitHub VIA Next InnovatorsTokyo What is GitHub ? Why GitHub is used ? Who is using GitHub ? GitHub Wiki Gist GitHub Pages Refined GitHub Extra: GitHub-like Services Extra: Things Similar to Git References Welcome 2 GitHub GitHub Introduction and Tips VIA Next Innovators Tokyo1 (Authorized Affiliate of VIA Programs2 ) November 2019 at our Learning Cafe 1next innovators tokyo@viaprograms.org 2http://viaprograms.org/ 1 / 15
- 2. Welcome 2 GitHub VIA Next InnovatorsTokyo What is GitHub ? Why GitHub is used ? Who is using GitHub ? GitHub Wiki Gist GitHub Pages Refined GitHub Extra: GitHub-like Services Extra: Things Similar to Git References Outline 1 What is GitHub ? 2 Why GitHub is used ? 3 Who is using GitHub ? 4 GitHub Wiki 5 Gist 6 GitHub Pages 7 Refined GitHub 8 Extra: GitHub-like Services 9 Extra: Things Similar to Git 10 References 2 / 15
- 3. Welcome 2 GitHub VIA Next InnovatorsTokyo What is GitHub ? Why GitHub is used ? Who is using GitHub ? GitHub Wiki Gist GitHub Pages Refined GitHub Extra: GitHub-like Services Extra: Things Similar to Git References What is GitHub ? File storage different from Dropbox. Difference Between Dropbox Made to save source codes (PDF can also be saved) Based on Git GitHub Wiki, GitHub Pages, Gist is available GitHub Actions: Compile on GitHub Social Networking Services Follow other users Various communities exist Other features Commit: Enter edit details Issue: Someone may help you about the programs Release: Notice about your creations 3 / 15
- 4. Welcome 2 GitHub VIA Next InnovatorsTokyo What is GitHub ? Why GitHub is used ? Who is using GitHub ? GitHub Wiki Gist GitHub Pages Refined GitHub Extra: GitHub-like Services Extra: Things Similar to Git References What is GitHub ? Common points with Dropbox You can save in separate folders (directories) Upload by Drag & Drop Saves indents in the Source Code Zip file download OK sudo apt install git→Git available for Linux 4 / 15
- 5. Welcome 2 GitHub VIA Next InnovatorsTokyo What is GitHub ? Why GitHub is used ? Who is using GitHub ? GitHub Wiki Gist GitHub Pages Refined GitHub Extra: GitHub-like Services Extra: Things Similar to Git References Why GitHub is used ? Why GitHub is used ? Widely used by developers. Also used by researchers. 5 / 15
- 6. Welcome 2 GitHub VIA Next InnovatorsTokyo What is GitHub ? Why GitHub is used ? Who is using GitHub ? GitHub Wiki Gist GitHub Pages Refined GitHub Extra: GitHub-like Services Extra: Things Similar to Git References Who is using GitHub ? Famous academic users Sheehan Olver3 , Nick Higham4 , Nick Trefethen5 · · · Famous corporate users Facebook6 , Microsoft7 , Wolfram Research8 · · · 3https://github.com/dlfivefifty 4https://github.com/higham 5https://github.com/trefethen 6https://github.com/facebook 7https://github.com/microsoft 8https://github.com/WolframResearch 6 / 15
- 7. Welcome 2 GitHub VIA Next InnovatorsTokyo What is GitHub ? Why GitHub is used ? Who is using GitHub ? GitHub Wiki Gist GitHub Pages Refined GitHub Extra: GitHub-like Services Extra: Things Similar to Git References GitHub Wiki Wiki for yourself (Explain programs at here) Available for each GitHub repository. AsciiDoc, Markdown, MediaWiki, Textile is available Use Codecogs9 →math formulas are available. 9https://www.codecogs.com/latex/eqneditor.php 7 / 15
- 8. Welcome 2 GitHub VIA Next InnovatorsTokyo What is GitHub ? Why GitHub is used ? Who is using GitHub ? GitHub Wiki Gist GitHub Pages Refined GitHub Extra: GitHub-like Services Extra: Things Similar to Git References Gist Independent from Repository Markdown available Source codes can be uploaded You can set private or public 8 / 15
- 9. Welcome 2 GitHub VIA Next InnovatorsTokyo What is GitHub ? Why GitHub is used ? Who is using GitHub ? GitHub Wiki Gist GitHub Pages Refined GitHub Extra: GitHub-like Services Extra: Things Similar to Git References GitHub Pages Website maker on GitHub. How to use Install GitHub Desktop (free) ↓ Make repository named username.github.io ↓ Make index.html on local ↓ https://username.github.io is made !!! Not only Codecogs but also MathJax is OK !!! Even you don’t know HTML · · · Prepare your website on Google Site ↓ Use HTML converter on Google Site ↓ Paste to GitHub Pages !!! 9 / 15
- 10. Welcome 2 GitHub VIA Next InnovatorsTokyo What is GitHub ? Why GitHub is used ? Who is using GitHub ? GitHub Wiki Gist GitHub Pages Refined GitHub Extra: GitHub-like Services Extra: Things Similar to Git References Refined GitHub Google Chrome/Firefox extension. Features User icon on reaction Indent on comment Open all issues at once useful 404 page cf: Refined BitBucket 10 / 15
- 11. Welcome 2 GitHub VIA Next InnovatorsTokyo What is GitHub ? Why GitHub is used ? Who is using GitHub ? GitHub Wiki Gist GitHub Pages Refined GitHub Extra: GitHub-like Services Extra: Things Similar to Git References Other Extensions Other Extensions Hacker Tab (GitHub Trends on Tab) OctoLinker OctoTree (GitHub Source Code Tree on Screen) 11 / 15
- 12. Welcome 2 GitHub VIA Next InnovatorsTokyo What is GitHub ? Why GitHub is used ? Who is using GitHub ? GitHub Wiki Gist GitHub Pages Refined GitHub Extra: GitHub-like Services Extra: Things Similar to Git References Extra: GitHub-like Services BitBucket GitLab10 Gogs11 , Gitea12 (Based on Go Language) Features Import/Export available from GitHub. based on Git. 10https://gitlab.com/ 11https://gogs.io/ 12https://gitea.io/en-us/ 12 / 15
- 13. Welcome 2 GitHub VIA Next InnovatorsTokyo What is GitHub ? Why GitHub is used ? Who is using GitHub ? GitHub Wiki Gist GitHub Pages Refined GitHub Extra: GitHub-like Services Extra: Things Similar to Git References Extra: Things Similar to Git Mercurial13 SourceForge14 Apache Subversion15 13https://www.mercurial-scm.org/ 14https://sourceforge.net/ 15https://subversion.apache.org/ 13 / 15
- 14. Welcome 2 GitHub VIA Next InnovatorsTokyo What is GitHub ? Why GitHub is used ? Who is using GitHub ? GitHub Wiki Gist GitHub Pages Refined GitHub Extra: GitHub-like Services Extra: Things Similar to Git References References GitHub Introducing GitHub, A Non-Technical Guide, Peter Bell and Brent Beer (2014) Building Tools with GitHub-Customize Your Workflow, Chris Dawson and Ben Straub (2016) Introduction to Git and GitHub, Develop software, track codebase changes, and share and optimize software collaboration, Alex Magana and Joseph Muli (2018) GitHub Essentials, Unleash the power of collaborative development workflows using GitHub (2nd Edition), Achilleas Pipinellis (2018) Git and Github Guide-The Basics, Jerry N. P. (2018) GitLab GitLab Cookbook, Jeroen van Baarsen (2014) GitLab Quick Start Guide, Migrate to GitLab for all your repository management solutions, Adam O’Grady (2018) 14 / 15
- 15. Welcome 2 GitHub VIA Next InnovatorsTokyo What is GitHub ? Why GitHub is used ? Who is using GitHub ? GitHub Wiki Gist GitHub Pages Refined GitHub Extra: GitHub-like Services Extra: Things Similar to Git References Thank You Very Much Your attention and interest is appreciated !!! Here’s our website https://sites.google.com/a/viaprograms.org/via-next-innovators-homepage/ 15 / 15