Chapter 1: Introducing Version Control
Activity 1: Repository Creation
You have been instructed to build an application that enables its users to order food from a restaurant and have it delivered. To commence this task, you need to build the application while leveraging version control. You need to create a repository that will host the application. This repository will be used to track task completion and the deployment of the application.
The aim of this chapter is to create a repository in GitHub.
To get started, you need to have the Git command-line tool installed on your computer. Then, you need to have an account on https://github.com/, and you should be logged into it:
- Launch the terminal.
a. On a Linux computer: Press Ctrl + Alt + T.
b. On a macOS computer: Press ⌘ + spacebar, Type Terminal or iTerm, and then click the application logo to launch the terminal:
Figure 1.72: Launching a terminal on macOS
c. On a Microsoft Windows computer: Press Win + R on...