4-H GitHub Workshop

Hello there!

Welcome to the GitHub Workshop. The goals of this workshop are to provide you a broad overview of what GitHub is and the tools you'll need for your project. Please refer to this Google presentation for a more in-depth overview.

Brief Overview of What Git and GitHub are

Git

• Is a version control system that tracks changes in files and coordinates work on those files with multiple people
• Useful for managing group and side projects, hackathons, etc.

GitHub

• A code hosting platform for version control and collaboration
• Lets you work with others on projects from anywhere in the world
• Can also serve as a portfolio for your awesome projects

Git Workflow

These are the steps of Git you must know/be comfortable with.

1. Edit all the files you want
2. Add your changes
   • You want git to pay attention to these specific files
   • Changes to these files will be bundled in your next commit
3. Commit the files you added
   • Each commit represents all the edits, additions, and deletions you've made since the last commit
   • Think of this as bundling all your recent changes
   • Commit messages are created to briefly describe what kinds of changes you've made
4. Push your commit
   • Takes the commits from your local repo and sends them out to your central repo (GitHub)
   • This allows collaborators to see your changes on GitHub and can download them