Introducing Github: A Non-Technical Guide

by Peter Bell

GitHub offers unparalleled access for developers to work on projects together, bridging geographical divides to bring teams together. Whether you are an individual developer looking to explore new projects, post your own, or provide your company with a safe place to work, Joseph D. Booth's GitHub will help you get started. This updated and expanded second edition of Book provides a user-friendly introduction to the subject, Taking a clear structural framework, it guides the reader through the subject's core elements. A flowing writing style combines with the use of illustrations and diagrams throughout the text to ensure the reader understands even the most complex of concepts. This succinct and enlightening overview is a required reading for all those interested in the subject . We hope you find this book useful in shaping your future career & Business.

Genres: Programming, Technology, Computers, Nonfiction, Computer Science

Paperback

First published November 11, 2014

Reviews

[Anton Antonov · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book has a good idea, but focuses too much on the web UI parts.

It's explicitly said that it's intended for developers, but if that's so - it should focus more on the terminal side and introduce Git.


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[Kerszi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bardzo krótka książka i raczej dla tych, którzy mają małą styczność z programowaniem, chociaż GitHub nie jest tylko dla programistów, co się dowiedziałem z tej książki. Obrazki i skorowidz wypełniają dużą część. Jest to raczej pozycja dla osób, które nie miały nigdy styczności z Git i Githubem i chcą zobaczyć co to jest. Myślę, że na internecie więcej informacji znajdą.

[Beau · Rating 4 out of 5]

A helpful introduction.

[Jeff · Rating 3 out of 5]

Exactly what it promised in the title. Aimed at people who will use GitHub without cloning locally.

[Mark Graybill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good brief introduction to GitHub, even if you're a techie it makes a solid first look.

[Lucille Nguyen · Rating 4 out of 5]

It introduces the web UI of GitHub. Not meant for devs, and explicitly says as such. Good overview.

[Bryan Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was alright, if you have used GitHub before you won't learn anything new. I suppose its a testament to GitHub's great UI, but I feel like almost all of the things that the author took great pains to explain in depth just didn't need explaining. Things like editing a README file or looking at graphs get several pages, while more interesting topics like webhooks and the GitHub API only get mentioned in passing.

Bottom line: this is a book for managers, not developers.

[Emil Petersen · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book explains the very basic features of GitHub. I found it too basic and got more from just trying things on the GitHub webpage. Half of this book is screenshots anyway. But the authors did warn about all this in the title as well as the intro, so I shouldn't complain. It was OK.

[Diosanubiz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like the title said. It's an introduction, not anymore. You don't find nothing special inside of the book. If you wait something like cheat sheet or easy path. You don't find it here. The book is easy to read and understand

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Useful quick introduction to GitHub. Much of the book is actually screen shots, which leads me to think it might be better done as an explainer video. Checking out the Linda tutorial next. We'll see how that compares.