A Github repository is basically a folder designed to store files. It is also available online for anyone to download, access, and contribute to the files/code within the folder.

This Git and GitHub tutorial for beginners teaches how to use these source code version control tools that are at the heart of modern app development.

Jack Wallen shows how to use the .gitconfig file for global git configurations and a more efficient developer setup.

But today at its annual GitHub Universe event, the company announced that will now enable programmers to run certain types of software on its platform.