Chapter 11
Collaborating
Now that we’ve covered some of the tools needed to use Git effectively on solo projects, it’s time to learn about what is perhaps Git’s greatest strength: making it easier to collaborate with other people. This is especially the case when using repository hosts like GitHub (https://github.com/) or Bitbucket (https://bitbucket.org/), but it is also possible to host Git repositories on private servers (sometimes using software like GitLab (https://about.gitlab.com/) to get many GitHub-like benefits).
Because this tutorial is designed for individual readers, we won’t actually be able to collaborate with others, but this chapter will explain how you can practice “collaborating” with yourself. There are many different collaboration ...
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