Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The key to GitHub-based DevOps is the Git repository around which every operation is based.

If you're not a software developer, you may have never heard of the term 'source control' before. Although increasingly not as common as it once was, source control is typically a topic more destined ...

If you’ve ever explored the world of software development, then chances are you’ve heard of GitHub. This code hosting platform is one of the most popular ways for developers to host their projects and ...

My IRC friends have been after me to use github for what seems like forever. I finally got around to building my very first github repository for an upcoming Ars article and I thought I’d share the ...

If you’ve been curious about GitHub then this short tutorial in the Open source Java projects series is for you. Get an overview of the source code repository that has changed the way that many ...

GitHub Issues allow you to track your development work and define tasks that must be completed. Find out exactly what they are and how to use them. Image: Sundry Photography/Adobe Stock GitHub is the ...

Git version control enables software development engineers to save versions of code, access it when needed and track who worked on which part of a project. The upside is that Git version control ...