GitHub Website

Git Website

GitHub is primarily a file hosting and version control site that allows users to host publicly accessible projects and accept feedback in a controlled way. Git is the underlying language of GitHub but also a standalone system in its own right. You don’t need to know Git to use GitHub but if you want to access its full potential we recommend it. One of the slightly more advanced but infinitely useful things GitHub can do is host free websites for your resume, project, or research using relatively simple markdown format.

Brief discussion on the difference between Git (language) and GitHub (hosting site)

General Resource Guides

• GitHub Guides - Quick, subject specific guides for common GitHub topics

• Markdown Cheatsheet

• Official Git Book

• Branching with Git

Complete Tutorials

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Beginner’s Guides

• GitHub Learning Lab - Recommended first step for using GitHub!

• Basics of Git - This is a short video that covers the basics of Git, its importance, how to get started using Git and GitHub, and includes a full walkthrough example of using it in a project. It is a useful source for anyone who needs a grasp on Git and is interested in hosting an accessible group project.

Learning Git

• Git Tutorials

• Try Git

• Berkeley DLab: Intro Git

• Git - The Simple Guide

• Git Immersion

Creating Websites and Blogs through GitHub Pages

• Creating and Hosting a Personal Site on GitHub by Jonathan McGlone

• Creating an Academic Resume through GitHub Pages

• Creating a Project Website (Like this one) with the Type-on-Strap Format