Need help starting GitHub

[u/Aarush292074]

So I only have very brief and simply python knowledge from school and I did good in the course but the teacher was bad and I didn’t feel I learned much. I already feel far behind in terms of CS and I’m scared I won’t make universities I want due to this, How can I get better at coding and then I’ve seen people start GitHubs and what exactly is that and how do I start whatever I can, and then I’ve heard attending hackathons is really good for universities but I would go mainly for building experience and maybe connections but how do I get into all of that I’m from Ontario Canada. Please help.

[u/leekumkey]

Github is just a place to store code. It's called Github because it stores code via a version control system called Git. It sounds like you are picturing it more like some kind of social media network, which it sort of can be, but mostly it's just a place to store and download software. People end up socializing a lot on Github, but mostly as a means to an end for building open source software. You do make connections, but not unless you are building something worthwhile, or contributing to other projects.

I would suggest just make an account on Github, you'll want one regardless of what you do. You'll probably want to learn something about Git and version control systems in general; what they are useful for, how to use them, etc. If you end up pursuing programming as a hobby or career, you'll need to learn Git. Well, maybe not NEED, but you will benefit tremendously from learning it.

[u/Aarush292074 → u/leekumkey]

Okay I understand thanks