Repository (slang: Repo): Location on github that stores a snapshot of a project. It includes: snapshots of changes and commits in a history. Names of Repos: Upstream points to the source projects on github. Origin points to  the forked copy in github of the source. Master is the local copy on your development system. So when you work locally, you can merge master with origin/master […]
Basic git/github Concepts for Newbies
(I am posting this mostly to review key concepts discussed on evening of May 29, 2013). This is a crosspost with RubyGirlsonRails) Repository (slang: Repo): Location on github that stores a snapshot of a project. It includes: snapshots of changes and commits in a history. Names of Repos: Upstream points to the source projects on […]