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> Let's start with a list of essential things you need. > ... > Github — The essential version control system git is the VCS. GitHub is a service ( website )
by drinchev 10y ago
> Let's start with a list of essential things you need.
> ...
> Github — The essential version control system
git is the VCS. GitHub is a service ( website ) that provides git repositories.
- paradite 10y agoI find it interesting that she installed GitHub Desktop but was using `git clone` later. OP, If you are looking at this, learn that GitHub Desktop is supposed to provide a graphical UI for some basic git operations (such as git clone). You can install and use git without installing GitHub Desktop.
- J0-onas 10y agoIsn't git preinstalled in macOS?
- paradite 10y agoThe one pre-installed is way outdated. Better off install the latest version using homebrew.
- stephenr 10y agoThe one shipped by Apple on OS X 10.11.6 is 2.7.4, which was released in March this year. That's hardly "way outdated". > Better off install the latest version using homebrew. The Git project provides package to install binaries for OSX. Homebrew's name would be more accurate to the reality of the product if it's name was bathtub-whiskey.
- paradite 10y agoThey updated it, following this incident: http://rachelbythebay.com/w/2016/04/17/unprotected/ http://rachelbythebay.com/w/2016/04/17/unprotected/ http://rachelbythebay.com/w/2016/05/05/xcode/ http://rachelbythebay.com/w/2016/05/05/xcode/
- bdash 10y agoNote that Git ships with Xcode, not part of OS X itself. Xcode 7.3.1 updated Git to v2.7.4. Xcode 8, likely to GM in the next month or two, includes Git v2.8.4.
- erikpukinskis 10y agoIs git changing that fast? I'm not sure I've ever upgraded git on any machine.
- stevenwiles 10y agoYou are misinformed.
- mtkocak 10y agoThx. Updated the article.