New github user

[thangthugian]

What do you need to know when using github?

[Alex-935]

The main thing would be setting up new repositories, creating new branches and using pull requests to keep everything up to date.

• repository: like folders for projects.
• branches: let you change code without affecting the main code
• pull requests let you submit changes without immediately modifying the main code. It allows you to easily review the differences and other to also review the proposed changes.

This could be useful to follw to get to grips with the basics: https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/hello-world

Easiest way to understand it is to mess around with it. Set up some private repositories and mess around until it clicks.
If you are using an IDE with github integration, try pushing (send to repository) and pulling (get from repository) and get familiar with it.

Worst comes to worst, google it or watch a demo on youtube.

Edit:
-You can create a greeting/profile on your home page by creating a repository with the same name as your gitHub account (thangthugian) and adding a README file. That file will appear on your home page along with any content you add to it.
-Also under settings -> public profile -> contributions & activity, theres an option for private repo activity to count towards the green activity heatmap while ensuring that what is done is still private.