Overview

In this section, you will create a github account, install the GIT software, and finally a GIT IDE.

Github Account

• Head over to https://www.github.com
• Sign up with your edu email

GIT Software

GIT software gives you all the power of GIT. You naturally will access these commands through a terminal or command line system.

Windows needs to install GIT and an associated terminal.

Please download and install:

• Windows: https://git-scm.com/downloads/win
• Mac: https://git-scm.com/downloads/mac

GIT IDE

The GIT IDE is not GIT, it is a graphical user interface in case you prefer to interact with GIT graphically. An IDE might look like the image below: