> If you don't yet want to publish, why do you need GitHub or Bitbucket? Why not just keep the repository local? There are some reasons, in my opinion: *

> If you don't yet want to publish, why do you need GitHub or Bitbucket? Why not just keep the repository local? There are some reasons, in my opinion: * Zero friction to start publishing (in case you suddenly want to) * Zero friction to start collaborating * Off-site backup * A kind of self-discipline boost and desire to make your thing publish-ready (get your README, license, packaging in order, organize stuff nicely, observe practices good repositories out there employ. This one could be just me, though, and I suppose it somewhat decreases for private repositories) * Built-in issue management (might be relevant even for personal projects) * Nicer GUI to view the repository structure