GitHub has become so ubiquitous that you might think Git is an interchangeable shorthand. But the two are very different, and alternatives to each are available, if not quite as popular.

In this tutorial, we'll provide a complete introduction to both GitHub and Git. Learn the differences and how to use them.

What is the difference between Git and GitHub? Git is a distributed version control tool that developers install on local machines and use to track commit histories, merge files and share code with ...