Getting Started with Git & GitHub

What are Git & GitHub?

• Git is is a free and open source distributed version control system.
• GitHub is a Web-based Git version control repository hosting service. It is mostly used for computer code. It offers all of the distributed version control and source code management functionality of Git as well as adding its own features.

Why Git & GitHub?

• Excuse me, do you have a moment to talk about version control? (Jennifer Bryan)

A Few Resources for Getting Started

• Git and GitHub learning resources
• On-demand course in GitHub basics
• Learn Git in 15 minutes
• Learn Git concepts, not commands