Exploring the GitHub platform

GitHub is a web-based platform for version control and collaboration, enabling developers to collaborate on projects from anywhere in the world. Built on top of the Git distributed version control system, GitHub provides a user-friendly interface for managing and sharing code and tools for issue tracking, code review, and project management. With millions of users and repositories, GitHub has become the largest and most popular open source development and collaboration platform.

The key features of GitHub include the following:

• Distributed version control with Git
• Collaborative development with branches, forks, and pull requests
• Issue tracking and project management tools
• Integrations with third-party services and APIs
• Access control and permission management for teams and organizations

Now that you’ve been introduced to the GitHub platform, let’s take a quick walk through the interface and some of the features...