7. Remotes and GitHub

Conclusion and next steps

Congratulations! You've taken a big step in your Git journey by learning about remote repositories and GitHub. With these skills, you're ready to start collaborating with others on real-world projects. Remember, Git is a powerful tool, but with great power comes great responsibility. Always communicate with your team, follow best practices, and think twice before rewriting public history.

In the next chapter, we'll wrap up this first part of the course and give a sneak peek of what's to come in Part II. But before that...

Quiz time!

Quiz yourself

1/10: What is a remote repository in Git?

2/10: What is the benefit of using a remote repository?

3/10: What's the difference between cloning and forking a repository?

4/10: What is the most common name for the primary remote repository?

5/10: What is GitHub?

6/10: What does the git pull command do?

7/10: What does the command git push do?

8/10: What does git push --force do?

9/10: Why should you avoid rewriting history on a public repository?

10/10: What's the best way to fix a mistake in a commit that's already been pushed to a public repository?

Terrific! Let's wrap up this chapter and look ahead to what's coming next.

Next step

This is a web demo of GitByBit, the one-of-a-kind course integrated into the VS Code editor. Learning directly in VS Code lets you practice Git exactly as you would in real life, doing real work and writing real code.

In addition, the course connects to your actual terminal, so it can point out mistakes and suggest workarounds when you need them.

The course is FREE, with no ads or other nonsense. An optional premium add-on focused on teamwork is available if you'd like to support my work (regrettably, I have to eat every day), but that's entirely up to you.

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