Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The magic of Git and GitHub Desktop is that it hides much of the Git plumbing from the user, so ...

The GitHub Desktop app download and setup process is straightforward. It's a 77 MB download, and the .exe file will install quickly into the C:\Program Files folder. A GitHub Desktop setup screen will ...

Every developer should be on GitHub. Follow these steps to create a repository, push commits, merge pull requests, and clone and fork other repos Every developer needs to be on GitHub, whether or not ...

Microsoft has taken a very hands-off approach with GitHub since its acquisition last year. It’s an approach that makes a lot of sense; Microsoft’s past relationship with the open source community hasn ...

Microsoft-owned GitHub announced GitHub Desktop 3.0, noting that it provides better integration for developer pull requests (PRs). GitHub Desktop, for the unfamiliar, is described as an open source ...