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Git vs GitHub
It is always a human tendancy when we get the Name of anything we will imagine its features and functions. Now come to programming language words these days programming language wording are very intuitive these days. And after hearing the name of particular language we start imaging what all it will be.
To understand we will take a example of Java and Javascript both have the similar to names Jam and James but both are different.
So once you heard Git and GitHub you would find any apparent connection between them. Now let us see Git and GitHub in detail with the difference between them.
Git
We can define Git in many ways but it is an open-source distributed version control system in simpler words. Now let us break each component in definition and understand it.
(1)Open-source-Git is a type of computer software which is released under a specific license. Here users are given permissions to modify the code, use the code, given suggestions and clone the code to add new functionality. And in another words we can say that Git is open-source and it is developed collaboratively in a public manner. When we say about the open-source software it is much cheaper and more flexible and it is lasts longer than an authority or a company. Here products in the source code may include document, code and formats for the users to understand and contribute to it. When we use open-source a project can be expanded to update or revise the current features. Unix and Linux are examples of open-source softwares.
(2)Control System-In Git when we say about the control system it is used to track the content. When in another words git is used to storing the content to provide the services and features to the user.
(3)Version Control System-As we aware app has different updates due to bugs and some additional feature update and after update a new version is updated. Same thing is happen to Git and have different update and new features is added time to time. In Git many developers can add their code in parallel. Due to this version control system easily manages all the updates that are done previously.
Here Git will provides the feature of branching in which the updated code can be done and then it can be merges with main branch later to make this available for all the users. This will makes everything organized but also keeps syncronization among the developers to avoid any of mishap. There are also other version control system are vailable in markets and these are Helix core, microsoft TFS and many more.
(4)Distributed Version Control System-DVCS means if any of the developer contributes to open source this code will also be available in his remote repository. Here every developer changes there local repository and then creates a pull request to merge his changes in central repository. So word distributed means the code is stored in central server and stored in every developers remote system.
Why is Git needed?
When your team works on any real life projects, Git helps will ensure that no code is conflicted between the developers. But, the project requirements change often. SO here Git will helps to manage all the versions. And if it is needed we can also go back to the orginal code. And concept of branching in Git allows several projects to run in the same codebase.
GitHub
When we say about the name "GitHub" we can visualize that, it is Hub, communities and Projects etc. And GitHub is a Git repository hosting service which provides a web-based graphical interface. And when we say about the community it is the largest one in the world. And it is always benefits when you have a open-source project its always gains exposure to the public and invites several people to contribute.
There are source code of several projects availabel under GitHub to which a developer can use in any means.
With the help of GitHub many of the developers can work on a single project remotely because this will facilitates collaboration.
GitHub Features
(1)When we use GitHub, here project managers can collaborate, review and guide the developers regarding any changes. And this will makes project management easy.
(2)We can make GitHub repositories as public or private. This feature will helps to apply safety to organization in case of a project.
(3)GitHub has one of the other excellent feature of pull requests and issue in which all the developers can stay on same page and the oraganize.
(4)In GitHUb we have all the codes and documentation are in one place in same repository. Hence this will makes very easy code hosting.
(5)There are many of special tools available in market which used to identify the vulnerabilities in the code which other softwares do not have. Hence there is safety among the developers from code start till launch.
(6)GitHub is also available for mobile and desktops. Here UI is so user friendly that it becomes straightforward to get comfortable with and use it. | |
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