If you're a developer you must have come across the terms Git / GitHub and are already aware what exactly they are and how they are different from each other. However, others may not be aware of it. In this blog lets get complete insight of both.
Before we take a close look at each of these terms, I'd suggest you to first take a look at the concept of Version Control.
What Is Git?
First developed back in 2005, Git is an extremely popular distributed version control system for tracking changes in source code during software development. Git is installed and maintained on your local system (rather than in the cloud) and gives you a self-contained record of your ongoing programming versions.
Compared to other version control systems, Git is responsive, free and easy to use. One thing that really sets Git apart is its branching model. Branching allows you to create independent local branches in your code. This means you can try out new ideas, set aside branches for production work, jump back to earlier branches, and easily delete, merge, and recall branches at the click of a button.
What Is GitHub?
GitHub is a web-based Git repository hosting service, which offers all of the distributed revision control and source code management (SCM) functionality of Git as well as adding its own features. Git repository hosting service is an online database that allows you to keep track of and share your Git projects outside you local computer. Github is completely cloud-based. Unlike Git, Github is a for-profit service (although basic repository-hosting features are available at no cost to those who are willing to create a user profile, making GitHub a popular choice for open-source projects).
Through Github you can share your codes with others giving them power to make revisions or edits on your various Git branches. This makes it possible for entire teams to coordinate together on single projects in real-time. GitLab, BitBucket, and SourceForge are some of the other Git repository hosting services. GitLab even offers a built-in option which allows GitHub users to migrate their projects directly into GitLab.
I've summarized major differences between Git and GitHub in the below table -
Both Git and GitHub give programmers valuable version-control functionality so that they can build ongoing coding projects without being afraid of messing everything up. GitHub just takes things a little bit further than Git, offering more functionality and resources, as well as a place online to store and collaborate on projects. Simply put, if you have open-source projects that use Git, then GitHub is designed to help you better manage them.
With this lets concludes this blog on Git vs GitHub.
I hope you will find this informative.
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