{ "uuid": [ { "value": "0db2d25b-3e50-4f36-abe1-f84b938c21db" } ], "langcode": [ { "value": "en" } ], "type": [ { "target_id": "daily_email", "target_type": "node_type", "target_uuid": "8bde1f2f-eef9-4f2d-ae9c-96921f8193d7" } ], "revision_timestamp": [ { "value": "2025-05-11T09:00:04+00:00" } ], "revision_uid": [ { "target_type": "user", "target_uuid": "b8966985-d4b2-42a7-a319-2e94ccfbb849" } ], "revision_log": [], "status": [ { "value": true } ], "uid": [ { "target_type": "user", "target_uuid": "b8966985-d4b2-42a7-a319-2e94ccfbb849" } ], "title": [ { "value": "Git is not GitHub" } ], "created": [ { "value": "2024-11-15T00:00:00+00:00" } ], "changed": [ { "value": "2025-05-11T09:00:04+00:00" } ], "promote": [ { "value": false } ], "sticky": [ { "value": false } ], "default_langcode": [ { "value": true } ], "revision_translation_affected": [ { "value": true } ], "path": [ { "alias": "\/daily\/2024\/11\/15\/github-is-not-git", "langcode": "en" } ], "body": [ { "value": "\n

A common misunderstanding for new Developers is that Git and GitHub are the same thing, but they aren't.<\/p>\n\n

Git is decentralised, so doesn't rely on using external repositories on services like GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket.<\/p>\n\n

You can run git init<\/code> and use it locally without pushing to any remote services.<\/p>\n\n

These services also add extra terminology, such as forks, syncing and pull or merge requests which aren't part of Git itself.<\/p>\n\n

This can cause confusion, which is why I think it's important to learn Git itself<\/a> instead of relying on external services or desktop apps.<\/p>\n\n

And, if you're going to use a remote repository, consider something like Gitea, which you can host yourself and keep control of your data.<\/p>\n\n ", "format": "full_html", "processed": "\n

A common misunderstanding for new Developers is that Git and GitHub are the same thing, but they aren't.<\/p>\n\n

Git is decentralised, so doesn't rely on using external repositories on services like GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket.<\/p>\n\n

You can run git init<\/code> and use it locally without pushing to any remote services.<\/p>\n\n

These services also add extra terminology, such as forks, syncing and pull or merge requests which aren't part of Git itself.<\/p>\n\n

This can cause confusion, which is why I think it's important to learn Git itself<\/a> instead of relying on external services or desktop apps.<\/p>\n\n

And, if you're going to use a remote repository, consider something like Gitea, which you can host yourself and keep control of your data.<\/p>\n\n ", "summary": null } ], "feeds_item": [ { "imported": "1970-01-01T00:33:45+00:00", "guid": null, "hash": "22be20101f09fc0d4e10cd3c6b867b76", "target_type": "feeds_feed", "target_uuid": "90c85284-7ca8-4074-9178-97ff8384fe76" } ] }