Ten Simple Rules for Taking Advantage of Git and GitHub (2016)

biglyburrito · on Nov 20, 2023

TLDR:

  Rule 1: Use GitHub to Track Your Projects
  Rule 2: GitHub for Single Users, Teams, and Organizations
  Rule 3: Developing and Collaborating on New Features: Branching and Forking
  Rule 4: Naming Branches and Commits: Tags and Semantic Versions
  Rule 5: Let GitHub Do Some Tasks for You: Integrate
  Rule 6: Let GitHub Do More Tasks for You: Automate
  Rule 7: Use GitHub to Openly and Collaboratively Discuss, Address, and Close Issues
  Rule 8: Make Your Code Easily Citable, and Cite Source Code!
  Rule 9: Promote and Discuss Your Projects: Web Page and More
  Rule 10: Use GitHub to Be Social: Follow and Watch