Research and Summarize GitHub's Importance in Software Development

[jbeadling]

Description:

GitHub is a pivotal platform in the software development industry. Its significance extends beyond just hosting code. This ticket aims at delving into why GitHub is deemed indispensable and how it contributes to various facets of software development.

Tasks:

1. Research:

   • Look into credible sources that explain the importance of GitHub in software development.
   • Understand how GitHub facilitates collaboration, version control, and open-source contributions.

2. Write a Summary:

   • Condense your findings into a concise summary, not exceeding 300 words.
   • Include how GitHub promotes collaborative working, hosts and version-controls code, and fosters the open-source community.

3. Post Summary to Your Git and Github Repository:

   • Create a new Markdown file named GitHub_Importance.md in your Git and Github repository.
   • Post your summary in this file, ensuring it's well-formatted and easy to read.

4. Discussion:

   • Initiate a discussion in your prework repository under Discussions tab titled "GitHub's Importance".
   • Share a link to your summary and encourage others to share their thoughts or additional findings on the topic.

5. Reflection:

   • Reflect on what you've learned from this activity.
   • Update the README.md of your git and github repository, under a section titled 'Insights', with a brief note on your takeaways from this research.

Acceptance Criteria:

• A new markdown file GitHub_Importance.md should exist in your repository with a well-written summary.
• A discussion thread titled "GitHub's Importance" should be initiated with a link to your summary.
• An updated README.md file with a new section 'Insights' reflecting your takeaways from this research.

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Note: Ensure to cite the sources consulted during your research at the end of your summary in GitHub_Importance.md.

[AaronAstle]

Summary looks good. One type on the last sentence: "As of right now I can5 setup a..."

And dont forget to get "Discussions" going on your project.

[AaronAstle]

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