As a student, you may have heard about git and GitHub. But what are they and why should you care? Git is a version control system that helps you keep track of changes to your code. It allows you to save different versions of your code and easily swi...

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Anthony Fung
Angular/.NET Web developer. I write insights, thoughts, and stories to help software developers build a solid foundation for their skills
Definitely agree.
I didn't come across source control until after my studies - it was always a case of making copies of my project folders and naming them with a date for my courseworks!
Git is definitely very powerful, even if only used locally. I have a few articles on my blog that cover some of the common things that I've seen people trip up on.