Collaborating with GitHub

Definition: Git

A tool that helps people collaborate on code and keep a history of changes. A project tracked in git is called a repository.

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Definition: GitHub

A website we use to host our git repositories and track things that need to be coded under issues.

How to contribute with git and GitHub

Below is a great in-depth video guide going through the entire process of contributing to a project like ours with IntelliJ. It's a little lengthy but will teach you everything you need to know to work efficiently with git and GitHub.

If you're into reading, you can also check out GitHub's quickstart guide.