If you're just beginning programming, you've likely encountered the name "Git"—but what is it? And why do you need it? Git is the most important tool I use, next to my text editor, operating system, ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever explored the world of software development, then chances are you’ve heard of GitHub. This code hosting platform is one of the most popular ways for developers to host their projects and ...

Inherently distributed in nature, every local commit made to a Git repo will make its way to the shared, central repository, as soon a developer issues a push command. But this isn't always ideal.