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GitHub for Next-Generation Coders

You're reading from   GitHub for Next-Generation Coders Build your ideas, share your code, and join a community of creators

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781835463048
Length 384 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Igor Irić Igor Irić
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Getting Started with GitHub FREE CHAPTER
2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Version Control and GitHub 3. Chapter 2: Mastering GitHub Essentials 4. Part 2: Collaborative Development Using GitHub
5. Chapter 3: GitHub Features for Collaborating on Projects 6. Chapter 4: Branching in GitHub and Git 7. Chapter 5: Collaborating on Code through Pull Requests 8. Chapter 6: Resolving Merge Conflicts – on GitHub and Locally 9. Part 3: Mastering Git Commands and Tools
10. Chapter 7: Git History and Reverting Commits 11. Chapter 8: Helpful Tools and Git Commands 12. Part 4: Advanced GitHub Functionalities
13. Chapter 9: Leveraging GitHub Actions for Automation 14. Chapter 10: Enhancing GitHub Security Measures 15. Chapter 11: Engaging with the Open Source Community 16. Part 5: Personalizing Your GitHub Experience
17. Chapter 12: Crafting Your GitHub Profile 18. Chapter 13: GitHub Copilot Aiding Code Creation 19. Index 20. Other Books You May Enjoy

Quiz

Answer the following questions:

  1. What is branching in GitHub?
    1. Cutting off parts of your project
    2. Creating a copy of your project to work on separately
    3. Merging two projects into one
    4. Deleting old project files

    Answer: B. Creating a copy of your project to work on separately.

  2. True or false: Branching is only used by advanced coders.
    1. True
    2. False

    Answer: B. False.

  3. When you want to add a new feature to your project without affecting the main project, you create a new _________ in GitHub.

    Answer: branch.

  4. Why is branching useful when collaborating on a project?

    Answer: Branching allows multiple people to work on different parts of the project simultaneously without interfering with each other’s work.

  5. What can you do with a branch in a GitHub project?
    1. Share it with friends
    2. Merge it back into the main project
    3. Delete it after use
    4. All of the above

    Answer: D. All of the above.

  6. True or false: Every branch in GitHub must be merged back into the main project.
    1. True
    2. False

    Answer:...

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