Helpful Links for Using GitHub

Helpful Links for Using GitHub

Helpful Links for Using GitHub

Tip: At first, don't worry about downloading anything from Github, even though you'll see the option. You can probably work 
with everything you need stored on Github's servers. 

Step 1: Understand the concept of "version control."
Basically, you have something (text, code, etc...) that will be regularly updated. Each time it's updated, a new version is created. Sometimes two people update code at the same time and create two different versions of the code. You need to control the different versions. Github helps with that. Github helps with version control.

--- List of excellent first introductions to Github ---
What Is Github by Sohail Shaghasi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUaBfYCmJls
Length: 6m 28s

Playlist of Github lessons by Data School
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5-da3qGB5IBLMp7LtN8Nc3Efd4hJq0kD

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* Writing on GitHub:https://help.github.com/articles/writing-on-github/
* Markdown Basics: https://help.github.com/articles/github-flavored-markdown/
* Markdown, GitHub Flavored: https://help.github.com/articles/github-flavored-markdown/ 

* About pull requests: https://help.github.com/articles/about-pull-requests/
* Creating a pull request: https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request/

How it Works
* http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/

Gist Welcome Page
* "Gist is a simple way to share snippets and pastes with others. All gists are Git repositories, so they are automatically versioned, forkable and usable from Git."
    https://github.com/blog/1276-welcome-to-a-new-gist

Reddit Links
* "Git, Github, repositories, etc... Can someone  ELI5 (Explain it like I'm 5)?" 
    http://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/1y5kee/git_github_repositories_etc_can_someone_eli5/
* Follow Gist on Reddit
    http://www.reddit.com/domain/gist.github.com
* Github Subreddit
    http://www.reddit.com/r/github/
* I just finished Udacity's tutorial on how to use Git and GitHub. What are some words of wisdom, or things you wish someone told you when you first got into Git?    
    http://www.reddit.com/r/github/comments/3b1hq5/i_just_finished_udacitys_tutorial_on_how_to_use/

For those who want emojis on Github
* http://www.emoji-cheat-sheet.com

For those who do not want emojis on Github
* http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27033983/prevent-github-for-windows-from-adding-emoticons-to-my-initial-commit-message

Infographics and Simple User Guides
* http://rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide/


Tutorials
* https://www.codeschool.com/courses/try-git
* https://try.github.io/levels/1/challenges/1
* http://teamtreehouse.com/library/git-basics
* https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/setting-up-a-repository/

E-Books
http://git-scm.com/book/en/v2

YouTube and Videos
Git Branching and Merging Strategies 
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to6tIdy5rNc
    Good explanations, different from the usual. 

More advanced resources, not necessarily instructional
User Interface Clients 
* http://git-scm.com/downloads/guis 
* http://msysgit.github.io/
* https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/

More advanced YouTube and Videos
Introduction to Git with Scott Chacon of GitHub
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDR433b0HJY
        Sites Mr. Chacon references:
            http://gitref.org/
            https://progit.org/
            http://git-scm.com/