What is GitHub?

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##What is GitHub?

Taken from Wikipedia:

GitHub is a Web-based Git repository hosting service. It offers all of the distributed revision control and source code management (SCM) functionality of Git as well as adding its own features. Unlike Git, which is strictly a command-line tool, GitHub provides a Web-based graphical interface and desktop as well as mobile integration>

The basics of GitHub are that it is built upon a source code management software platform called 'git', where subsequent changes to software code are logged over time. This allows software developers tight control over their code by being able to view the entire history of a given piece of software.

GitHub has expanded upon git by providing users with a 1) social media-like interaction through web browser (previously it was only command line), 2) a wiki site for each code repository, and 3) issue tracking forums to discuss problems/issues/future changes to code.

TEM | pro is using a PRIVATE service of GitHub, whereby all of GitHub's features remain available, but only for users who have been invited into the private group. By using GitHub to track changes to our code, TEM | pro is able to track all changes to our code, while ALSO getting access to the wiki and issue tracking features of GitHub.