GitHub Series #2 : What is GitHub? (Why Git Alone Isn't Enough)

GitHub Series #2: What is GitHub? (Why Git Alone Isn't Enough)

When you first start learning Git, you almost immediately encounter the name GitHub. At first, it might seem like just a website where you upload your code — but GitHub is much more than that.

GitHub is a platform that allows you to store your code in the cloud, share it with others, and collaborate on it seamlessly. While it works great for solo developers, it becomes almost essential when multiple people are working on the same project.

For example, in a team setting, GitHub makes it easy to merge each person's changes, keep a record of who did what, and request code reviews before anything is finalized.

More Than Just Code Storage

GitHub offers far more than just code hosting:

  • View complete version history
  • Comment on code and request reviews
  • Track bugs and tasks through Issues
  • Safely merge changes using Pull Requests
  • Contribute to others' open source projects
  • Showcase your work publicly as a portfolio

Git itself is a powerful tool, but it's command-line based and has a steep learning curve for beginners. GitHub was created to help reduce this friction. So GitHub isn't just a code host — it's a platform built to make Git more usable and collaborative.

But It Doesn't End There

Even though GitHub makes collaboration easier, you still have to learn Git commands like git init, git add, git commit, and git push just to get started. For newcomers, this can feel overwhelming.

That’s where GitHub Desktop comes in — a tool that lets you do all of that with just a few clicks, without touching the command line at all.

Coming Up Next

In the next post, we’ll install GitHub Desktop and walk through how to create a repository on your computer and publish it to GitHub, step by step.

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