Anybody on GitHub?

[Lazy Migrant]

I've been learning python on and off for a few years now and I wanted to start using github again. I think it would be fun to work on some small projects with someone else or a few people.

Link

(If it has you personal info, just PM me and/or follow me on github.)

 

[Liu Kang]

How does Github work ? Can you run programs from there directly ?

 

[Lazy Migrant]

How does Github work ? Can you run programs from there directly ?

I doubt you can run programs from it, but I could be wrong.

The main reasons for github are version control and collaboration. As you're improving your code you basically "save it" with this opensource software called git, and if something messes up like you're code stops working for some reason or you lose your code you can go back. It could potentially save you dozens or even hundred of hours of wasted time. With git you can make a repository of different versions of your code. (Kind of like video game saves.)

Github (and other sites like bitbucket) allows you to clone the repository on your computer that you made with git to a place online. That online repository is always accessible even if your computer messes up or whatever. You can also collaborate with other people and code together. If something bad happens to your program or website you can also back track. You can also just "fork" other peoples code (basically clone it) and customize it to fit your needs.

I use both github and bitbucket (not really any major differences IMO). I use them both for version control, but I'd also like to collaborate with someone and make something simple to gain experience.

 

[Liu Kang]

I doubt you can run programs from it, but I could be wrong.

The main reasons for github are version control and collaboration. As you're improving your code you basically "save it" with this opensource software called git, and if something messes up like you're code stops working for some reason or you lose your code you can go back. It could potentially save you dozens or even hundred of hours of wasted time. With git you can make a repository of different versions of your code. (Kind of like video game saves.)

Github (and other sites like bitbucket) allows you to clone the repository on your computer that you made with git to a place online. That online repository is always accessible even if your computer messes up or whatever. You can also collaborate with other people and code together. If something bad happens to your program or website you can also back track. You can also just "fork" other peoples code (basically clone it) and customize it to fit your needs.

I use both github and bitbucket (not really any major differences IMO). I use them both for version control, but I'd also like to collaborate with someone and make something simple to gain experience.

I've been following this Harvard course lately : http://www.thecoli.com/threads/offi...ing-c-php-html-javascript-sql-courses.178201/ (they don't cover python though) and I may have to learn how to use github in a few if I'm trying to make programs. Won't happen until months, maybe years lol but it's still interesting to know.

 

[Yapdatfool]

I've been learning python on and off for a few years now and I wanted to start using github again. I think it would be fun to work on some small projects with someone else or a few people.

Link

(If it has you personal info, just PM me and/or follow me on github.)

I have an account on github solely to help programmers with problems/bugs.
May have to go this route also, good look.

 

[Richard Wright]

I'm on there, but would never post professional info on here. We already have a developer/ programmer thread though

 

[Liu Kang]

@Flubsurfer, check this thread to discuss about programming/developping stuff : http://www.thecoli.com/threads/developer-programming-information-and-careers-thread.116488