GitHub is a web-based platform that allows developers to collaborate on code, web pages, and other content:
- Version control
GitHub uses Git, an open source version control system, to track changes to code and manage multiple developers working on the same project.
- Collaboration
GitHub allows developers to work together in real-time, creating, storing, changing, and merging files.
- Sharing
Developers can store their code in a “repository” on GitHub, where they can share their work and invite others to review it.
- Reverting
Developers can revert to previous versions of their code if changes aren’t positive.
GitHub is popular with developers because it’s easy to use, has robust documentation and support, and encourages collaboration. It’s used by over 4 million organizations and more than 100 million developers.
Here are some features of GitHub:
- Branches: Developers can create separate development areas, called branches, so that multiple people can work on different parts of a project without interfering with each other’s work.
- Pull requests: Once a developer has finished working on their branch, they can make a pull request to combine their work with others.
- Web-based editor: You can use the GitHub Docs to work with an existing pull request.