GitHub has become so ubiquitous that you might think Git is an interchangeable shorthand. But the two are very different, and alternatives to each are available, if not quite as popular.

GitHub is at heart a Git repository hosting service, i.e. a cloud-based source code management or version control system, but that’s just the beginning.

GitHub is a Git repository hosting service, but it adds many of its own features. While Git is a command line tool, GitHub provides a Web-based graphical interface.

What is GitHub – A quick history Before GitHub, there was simply Git. It launched in 2005, created by the father of Linux, Linus Torvalds.

Invented for Linux kernel development, Git version control now powers millions of projects across the globe. You can use it with or without GitHub.

Git and GitHub enable programmers to work collaboratively and keep track of different versions of their software. Learning Git is essential if you want to be an advanced developer. We show how to ...

Github, the collaborative platform for programmers, now has $100 million to finance its expansion into a full-fledged social network. Strikingly, this is the largest investment yet by venture firm ...

Folks who use GitHub will soon find out how important the Gitignore file is. This article will explain what it is and how to create one.