GitHub
ELI5 — The Vibe Check
GitHub is like Instagram for code. It's a website where you store your Git repos in the cloud, collaborate with other developers, review code, and show off your projects. It's where most open-source projects live. Git is the tool, GitHub is the website.
Real Talk
GitHub is a cloud-based Git hosting platform that provides repository hosting, pull request workflows, issue tracking, CI/CD (GitHub Actions), package hosting, and social coding features. Alternatives include GitLab and Bitbucket.
Show Me The Code
gh repo create my-project --private
gh pr create --title "My feature"
gh issue list
When You'll Hear This
"Push it to GitHub." / "Check the issues on GitHub." / "Star the repo on GitHub."
Related Terms
Git
Git is like a magical save system for your code. Every time you save (commit), it remembers exactly what changed.
Pull Request (PR)
A pull request is like raising your hand in class and saying 'Hey, I made some changes — can someone check my work before we make it official?
Repository (Repo)
A repository (repo) is a folder that Git is watching. It contains all your project files plus the entire history of every change ever made.