Introduction to GitHub

GitHub is a code hosting platform for version control and collaboration. It allows multiple people to work on projects simultaneously, using Git, the distributed version control system.

Repositories are the heart of GitHub’s collaborative environment. To start a project, you create a repository, which includes all project files and revision history.

Git tracks changes in your code over time. Branches help manage different versions within a repository. Pull requests are used to discuss and review code changes.

GitHub integrates with CI/CD tools like Jenkins or GitHub Actions. This automates testing, building, and deploying applications, allowing for reliable and frequent code changes.

Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-3 can be integrated into GitHub workflows using GitHub APIs and custom actions, enabling automated code generation, summarization, and issue resolution.

Streamlit is a Python library that turns data scripts into shareable web apps. GitHub can host Streamlit apps, making machine learning models directly accessible to users.

Did you know GitHub has a program called 'GitHub Archive Program' that aims to preserve open source software for future generations by storing code in an Arctic Code Vault?