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I don't understand why some people here are defending Fox News. Their explanations are terrible and incorrect. Here's another attempt to explain those same term
by mapleoin 13y ago
I don't understand why some people here are defending Fox News. Their explanations are terrible and incorrect. Here's another attempt to explain those same terms in laymen terms:
repository: a collection of files relating to one software project usually containing software code and documentation
to fork: to create an exact copy of someone else's repository with the intention of editing the files in that repository
pull request: asking for the changes in a forked repository to be incorporated back into the original repository
Granted, these wouldn't fit the screen which makes me think of someone actually explaining it to them in proper terms and then the journalist cutting everything out to makeit fit.
- citricsquid 13y agoLine #1: 80 chars, Line #2: 35 chars, Line #3: 78 chars. I'd go for something like: * Repository: Folder containing files of source code for programs, anyone can edit * Forked: A copy of another repository * Pull Request: Ask for included changes to be added to original file Folders, files, programs and source code are concepts almost any computer user would understand, although it is not entirely accurate, the constraints aren't good. Took liberties with "anyone can edit", maybe "people can edit" would be more accurate.
- dfischer 13y agoBut they spelled it "reposotory." That's pretty bad.
- sambeau 13y agoMy go: repository: a pile of computer code making up a project fork: a new copy of the project probably with changes pull request: sends changes back to original project