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Book Synopsis
Get more out of your coding with GitHub For today's coders, GitHub is a must. The world's largest software development platform, GitHub helps developers store, track, and collaborate on software projects. In this easy-to-follow Dummies guide, you'll find insight into creating repositories, establishing projects, collaborating, incorporating open-source resources, and establishing yourself as a valued member of the GitHub community. With a working knowledge of GitHub, you'll be a better, more employable programmer. The simple instructions and interactive examples in this book will get you there quickly. Get the instructions you need for using GitHub to collaborate on software projectsBecome more attractive to employers with knowledge and experience in the largest development platformSet up GitHub Desktop, create a repository, and launch your first projectUse GitHub Skills courses to learn new tricks, for beginners to prosYou've learned how to write a little codenow learn how to share it

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part 1: Getting Started with GitHub.com 5

Chapter 1: Understanding the Git in GitHub 7

Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Collaborative Coding Environment 25

Part 2: Starting Your First Solo Project 35

Chapter 3: Introducing GitHub Repositories 37

Chapter 4: Setting Up a GitHub Website Repo 57

Chapter 5: Creating a Website with GitHub Pages 73

Part 3: Contributing to Your First Project 91

Chapter 6: Forking GitHub Repositories 93

Chapter 7: Writing and Committing Code 109

Chapter 8: Working with Pull Requests 129

Part 4: Managing and Contributing to Large Projects 149

Chapter 9: Exploring and Contributing to OSS 151

Chapter 10: Starting Your Own OSS 165

Chapter 11: Inner-Source Your Code on GitHub 185

Part 5: Making GitHub Work for You 203

Chapter 12: Collaborating Outside of GitHub 205

Chapter 13: GitHub Workflow Integrations 219

Chapter 14: Personalizing GitHub 233

Part 6: The GitHub Ecosystem 247

Chapter 15: Exploring the GitHub Marketplace 249

Chapter 16: GitHub and You 259

Chapter 17: Attending Events 267

Part 7: The Part of Tens 277

Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Level Up on GitHub 279

Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Improve Your Development Workflow 291

Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Being an Effective Community Member 299

Index 307

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 02/03/2023
      ISBN13: 9781394159161, 978-1394159161
      ISBN10: 1394159161

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Get more out of your coding with GitHub For today's coders, GitHub is a must. The world's largest software development platform, GitHub helps developers store, track, and collaborate on software projects. In this easy-to-follow Dummies guide, you'll find insight into creating repositories, establishing projects, collaborating, incorporating open-source resources, and establishing yourself as a valued member of the GitHub community. With a working knowledge of GitHub, you'll be a better, more employable programmer. The simple instructions and interactive examples in this book will get you there quickly. Get the instructions you need for using GitHub to collaborate on software projectsBecome more attractive to employers with knowledge and experience in the largest development platformSet up GitHub Desktop, create a repository, and launch your first projectUse GitHub Skills courses to learn new tricks, for beginners to prosYou've learned how to write a little codenow learn how to share it

      Table of Contents

      Introduction 1

      Part 1: Getting Started with GitHub.com 5

      Chapter 1: Understanding the Git in GitHub 7

      Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Collaborative Coding Environment 25

      Part 2: Starting Your First Solo Project 35

      Chapter 3: Introducing GitHub Repositories 37

      Chapter 4: Setting Up a GitHub Website Repo 57

      Chapter 5: Creating a Website with GitHub Pages 73

      Part 3: Contributing to Your First Project 91

      Chapter 6: Forking GitHub Repositories 93

      Chapter 7: Writing and Committing Code 109

      Chapter 8: Working with Pull Requests 129

      Part 4: Managing and Contributing to Large Projects 149

      Chapter 9: Exploring and Contributing to OSS 151

      Chapter 10: Starting Your Own OSS 165

      Chapter 11: Inner-Source Your Code on GitHub 185

      Part 5: Making GitHub Work for You 203

      Chapter 12: Collaborating Outside of GitHub 205

      Chapter 13: GitHub Workflow Integrations 219

      Chapter 14: Personalizing GitHub 233

      Part 6: The GitHub Ecosystem 247

      Chapter 15: Exploring the GitHub Marketplace 249

      Chapter 16: GitHub and You 259

      Chapter 17: Attending Events 267

      Part 7: The Part of Tens 277

      Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Level Up on GitHub 279

      Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Improve Your Development Workflow 291

      Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Being an Effective Community Member 299

      Index 307

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