Understanding GitHub

[Mlorang2469]

I don't understand how to get around GitHub. It's so incredibly frustrating not understanding what's being said everywhere I turn. Repositories, posts, pages and so on. I don't get it.

[Junio243]

Hello! Welcome to GitHub! 🎉

GitHub is a platform for version control and collaboration. Here's a quick overview to help you get started:

What is GitHub?

GitHub hosts Git repositories (code projects) online, allowing you to:

• Store your code safely in the cloud
• • Track changes to your code over time
• • Collaborate with others on projects
• • Showcase your work to potential employers

Key Concepts

1. Repository (Repo): A project folder containing your code and files
2. 2. Commit: A snapshot of your changes with a description
3. 3. Branch: A separate version of your code for development
4. 4. Pull Request: Propose changes to merge into the main codebase
5. 5. Fork: Make a personal copy of someone else's repository

Getting Started

• Create a new repository to store your first project
• • Try GitHub Desktop for an easier interface
• • Check out GitHub's official documentation
• • Explore repositories from projects you use

Useful Features

• Issues: Track bugs and feature requests
• • Discussions: Community conversations like this one
• • Actions: Automate workflows (testing, deployment)
• • Pages: Host static websites for free
    Feel free to ask if you have specific questions! GitHub can seem overwhelming at first, but you'll get the hang of it quickly. Good luck! 🚀

Let me know if you'd like more details about any of these topics.

[Mlorang2469]

Hi Alexandre, my name is Mike. I appreciate that you responded to my message but I think you've misunderstood my reason for requesting help. I don't use or know anything about coding. No, my problem is in understanding how to fix an error code I get on an app call New Pipe. I'd downloaded it from Fdroid several years ago and until now, I've been able to somehow fix the issues I encountered. If you can, please let me know. Even if it's is to tell me who I can talk to, would be wonderful. Thanks and take care. Mike

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On Friday, March 13, 2026, ALEXANDRE JUNIO CANUTO LOPES < ***@***.***> wrote: Hello! Welcome to GitHub! 🎉 GitHub is a platform for version control and collration. Here's a quick overview to help you get started: What is GitHub? GitHub hosts *Git repositories* (code projects) online, allowing you to: - Store your code safy on the cloud - - Track changes to your code over time - - Collaborate with you others on projects - - Showcase your work to potential ei. mployer Key Concepts 1. *Repository (Repo)*: A project folder containing your code and files 2. 2. *Commit*: A snapshot of your changes with a description 3. 3. *Branch*: A separate version of your code for development 4. 4. *Pull Request*: Propose changes to merge into the main codebase 5. 5. *Fork*: Make a personal copy of someone else's repository Getting Started - Create a new repository to store your first project - - Try GitHub Desktop for an easier interface - - Check out GitHub's official documentation - - Explore repositories from projects you use Useful Features - *Issues*: Track bugs and feature requests - - *Discussions*: Community conversations like this one - - *Actions*: Automate workflows (testing, deployment) - - *Pages*: Host static websites for free Feel free to ask if you have specific questions! GitHub can seem overwhelming at first, but you'll get the hang of it quickly. Good luck! 🚀 Let me know if you'd like more details about any of these topics. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#188962 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/A4EJCWRUJFXHM3AILGMWBH34QSDDZAVCNFSM6AAAAACWLFOI7SVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTMMJSGQ2DMNQ> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[ayisednz-crypto]

Slm

[Mlorang2469]

What's slm?

[Mlorang2469]

I went the GitHub site, to try viewing your response directly. All I could find was "slm." I have no idea what that means or stands for

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[Mlorang2469]

I don't know why I even bothered asking for help. Every time I try asking for help on GitHub, I'm talked at, not to, in a language I don't know. I try explaining that and I get nothing but silence. Making me feel that because I don't know computer geek, I'm beneath you, unworthy of your time. Thanks,so much, for nothing.

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On Friday, March 13, 2026, ALEXANDRE JUNIO CANUTO LOPES < ***@***.***> wrote: Hello! Welcome to GitHub! 🎉 GitHub is a platform for version control and collaboration. Here's a quick overview to help you get started: What is GitHub? GitHub hosts *Git repositories* (code projects) online, allowing you to: - Store your code safely in the cloud - - Track changes to your code over time - - Collaborate with others on projects - - Showcase your work to potential employers Key Concepts 1. *Repository (Repo)*: A project folder containing your code and files 2. 2. *Commit*: A snapshot of your changes with a description 3. 3. *Branch*: A separate version of your code for development 4. 4. *Pull Request*: Propose changes to merge into the main codebase 5. 5. *Fork*: Make a personal copy of someone else's repository Getting Started - Create a new repository to store your first project - - Try GitHub Desktop for an easier interface - - Check out GitHub's official documentation - - Explore repositories from projects you use Useful Features - *Issues*: Track bugs and feature requests - - *Discussions*: Community conversations like this one - - *Actions*: Automate workflows (testing, deployment) - - *Pages*: Host static websites for free Feel free to ask if you have specific questions! GitHub can seem overwhelming at first, but you'll get the hang of it quickly. Good luck! 🚀 Let me know if you'd like more details about any of these topics. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#188962 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/A4EJCWRUJFXHM3AILGMWBH34QSDDZAVCNFSM6AAAAACWLFOI7SVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTMMJSGQ2DMNQ> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>