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  • monkeyman512@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1015·
    11 months ago

    Part of me is bothered by those explanations, but if I had to explain GitHub to a tech illiterate grandparent with that much screen space I don’t know if I would do much better.

    • Eranziel@lemmy.world
      112·
      11 months ago

      Repository: a collection of computer code for a software program (or app if you insist).

      Fork: a copy of a repository so you can edit it without affecting the original.

      Pull request: a request to the owner of a repo to bring in some changes you made in a fork.

      I think I even got the word count down.

    • nao@sh.itjust.works
      231·
      11 months ago

      Why even bother explaining those terms if you only have that much screen space.

    • merc@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      11 months ago

      Repository: a collection of related computer code, like related files in a filing cabinet

      Fork: a copy of a repository at a certain point in time, like a fork in the road, they diverge from that point

      Pull request: a request that a repository owner incorporate your changes into their files.