GitHub

This section introduces GitHub and the collaborative workflow built around it. This very repository is used as a live example throughout.

It builds directly on the Git section: make sure you are comfortable with commits and branches first.

• 1. What is GitHub — context and motivation.
• 2. First steps — account, repository, issues, pull requests.
• 3. Workflow — the day-to-day Git + GitHub cycle.
• 4. GitHub Actions — automated tests, docs and spell checking.
• 5. Repository configuration — protecting main.
• 6. GitHub Pages — publishing this documentation.
• FAQ — quick answers to common doubts.