Mining open source software on GitHub

GitHub (https://github.com) is a hosting service for Git repositories. While private repositories are one of the key features for paying plans, the service is well known for hosting many open source services. On top of the source control management functionalities of Git, GitHub offers a bunch of features that make the management of an open source project easier (for example, bug tracking, wikis, feature requests, and so on).

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Source control management software

A source control system (also known as version control or revision control) is one of the most important tools in software management as it keeps track of how the software under development is evolving. This aspect is often neglected by novice or solo developers, but it is crucial when working on complex projects, either in a team or independently. Among the advantages, there's the possibility of rolling back an undesirable change (for example, storing and restoring different versions of the...