Git vs GitHub: Version Control Basics for New Programmers
Git and GitHub are mentioned in the same breath, but they are different things. A beginner's guide to version control, commits, branches and where online hosting fits in.
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Education A Beginner API Project: Pulling Profile Data Into a Spreadsheet Learning to code? This weekend project walks through calling a REST API, reading JSON and saving the results as a CSV you can open in a spreadsheet. 3 min read
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