GitHub For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

Code collaboratively with GitHub Once you've learned the basics of coding the next step is to start sharing your expertise, learning from other coding pros, or working as a collaborative member of development teams. GitHub is the go-to community for facilitating coding collaboration, and GitHub For Dummies is the next step on your journey as a developer. Written by a GitHub engineer, this book is packed with insight on how GitHub works and how you can use it to become a more effective, efficient, and valuable member of any collaborative programming team. Store and share your work online with GitHub Collaborate with others on your team or across the international coding community Embrace open-source values and processes Establish yourself as a valuable member of the GitHub community From setting up GitHub on your desktop and launching your first project to cloning repositories, finding useful apps on the marketplace, and improving workflow, GitHub For Dummies covers the essentials the novice programmer needs to enhance collaboration and teamwork with this industry-standard tool. Though you spend many hours sitting at your computer, alone, debugging and writing code, the ideal coding team includes more than just you. Hundreds of developers spent more than four years building World of Warcraft before its first release in 2004. Although occasionally you can build a big hit like Flappy Bird alone, in a couple of days, the norm for software development is that you will work with other coders, designers, testers, user experience experts, product managers, and sometimes hardware engineers to bring something to the hands of users. When you’re first starting out on complex coding projects, understanding effective ways to collaborate can be daunting. This book introduces you to the world of open source development (the epitome of collaboration), as well as effective ways to work with one other person — or even yourself over the course of many years! (I don’t know about you, but Sarah from three years ago knows stuff that Sarah from today can’t remember, and Sarah from today has more experience than Sarah from three years ago.) *GitHub For Dummies* is written as a reference guide. Each part introduces you to a different aspect of collaborative coding. So if you’re experienced in using GitHub, but you’re new to the open source community, you can jump to Part 5 and skip some of the GitHub basics. Github Is The World’s Largest Software Development Platform. It Provides Cloud Storage For Source Code, Supports All Popular Programming Languages, And Streamlines The Iteration Process. If A Company Wants To Create Effective, High-quality Software, They Need Excellent Collaboration Amongst Their Engineers, Developers, Product Managers, And Analysts. Github Is The Tool That Makes This Collaboration Possible, And Github For Dummies, 2e Is The Must-have Guide To Understand Its Ins & Outs. Packed With Insight From A Former Github Engineering Manager, Github For Dummies, 2e Gives Novice Software Developers The Instructions They Need For Creating Collaborative Projects, Enhancing Teamwork, And Drawing Off The Work Others Have Done Before Them. Inside, Readers Will Learn How To Set Up Their Github Desktop, Create A Repository, Launch Their First Project, Maximize Workflow, And So Much More! Updates: Github Skills (interactive Courses For Beginners And Pros) Supply Chain Security Features To Keep Projects Secure New Projects Experience Get more out of your coding with GitHub For today’s coders, GitHub is a must. The world’s largest software development platform, GitHub helps developers store, track, and collaborate on software projects. In this easy-to-follow Dummies guide, you’ll find insight into creating repositories, establishing projects, collaborating, incorporating open-source resources, and establishing yourself as a valued member of the GitHub community. With a working knowledge of GitHub, you’ll be a better, more employable programmer. The simple instructions and interactive examples in this book will get you there quickly. Get the instructions you need for using GitHub to collaborate on software projects Become more attractive to employers with knowledge and experience in the largest development platform Set up GitHub Desktop, create a repository, and launch your first project Use GitHub Skills courses to learn new tricks, for beginners to pros You’ve learned how to write a little code―now learn how to share it with GitHub. "For today's coders, GitHub is a must. The world's largest software development platform, GitHub helps developers store, track, and collaborate on software projects. In this easy-to-follow Dummies guide, you'll find insight into creating repositories, establishing projects, collaborating, incorporating open-source resources, and establishing yourself as a valued member of the GitHub community. With a working knowledge of GitHub, you'll be a better, more employable programmer. The simple instructions and interactive examples in this book will get you there quickly. You've learned how to write a little code--now learn how to share it with GitHub"-- Provided by publisher