GitHub was really intimidating for me the first few times I used it. Overly simple answer is that it’s a place to store and share code, and oftentimes versions that are compiled and ready to install. If you want to keep things simple just look for a “Releases” section
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ProfHillbilly@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I feel like an idiot but I don’t understand what I github is and how I am suppose to use it.
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afansfw@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks ago
Github is a platform to upload your code to using git (a source code versioning system that allows you to store different versions of your program code, history of all changes to it, etc., and to collaborate with other people to work on the same project with each person working on their own part and then merging the changes together). You can check other people’s projects, upload yours, leave comments, create issue reports, copy others’ work and make a “fork” of the software, and much more. Among other things you can download the latest releases of the software provided by the developers, usually installation instructions are provided on the project page, and the latest releases can be found under the Releases tab.