Git and GitHub for Beginners: GitHub basics, and how to use GitHub Desktop

Want to use GitHub, but can’t really figure it out? In this video, I look at the basics of using GitHub, including using GitHub Desktop. It’s a nice application that lets us use GitHub without needing to dive into the command line, but it’s not super obvious how to use it right away.

In this video, I look at how you can create a new repository in GitHub Desktop with an existing project of yours, how to create a branch, and how to merge that new branch back into your master branch.

Also, I look at what it means to Fork a project, and how to do just that!
If you just want to jump to this part, it starts at 16:59.

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