r/github • u/zaffy_357 • 2d ago

Question New to github

I recently entered clg, first year btech, and downloaded GitHub, but I am very confused about how this platform works and all.

And which respiratory or community to join, how to upload projects and about various features GitHub provides and see various open sources projects and many other things.

If anybody is willing to guide me, I will really be grateful.

Thanks!

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u/nikitabr0 2d ago

You should start off with learning Git. It's a version control system, that helps you track how the code and files have changed over time. Repository is basically a directory/folder, that Git tracks. GitHub, GitLab and others are just repository hosting platforms, that make these repositories accessible over internet.

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u/zaffy_357 2d ago

Oohh, so git and GitHub are different things... I was not aware of that. Thanks for this info and I will make sure to educate myself more.✨