Also see our previous post.

Wikipedia says this about GitHub: “GitHub is a web-based Git repository hosting service. It offers all of the distributed version control and source code management (SCM) functionality of Git as well as adding its own features. It provides access control and several collaboration features such as bug tracking, feature requests, task management, and wikis for every project. GitHub offers both plans for private repositories and free accounts[4] which are commonly used to host open-source software projects. As of April 2016, GitHub reports having more than 14 million users and more than 35 million repositories, making it the largest host of source code in the world. The trademark mascot of GitHub is Octocat, an anthropomorphized cat with cephalopod limbs, portrayed in a manga style.”

GitHub for Visual Studio

Here is a YouTube video called GitHub Extension for Visual Studio.

Learn with YouTube

Here is a YouTube video on how a data analyst might use Git. Of course it applies to other roles as well. It’s called Standout as a Data Analyst with THIS TOOL. The video is about 15 minutes long. It’s by Luke Barousse. Do you have a project that you ultimately want to share it with others? Perhaps it is a portfolio project. To get a job as a data analyst you’ll likely need a degree as well as some projects. You’ll want to allow potential employers to view your projects online. Git is just only possible way to do this.

Your Portfolio

Here is an article at dataquest called How to present your data science portfolio on GitHub. That article is the fifth and final post in a series of posts on how to build a Data Science Portfolio.