GitHub and Codespaces

In 2025 we will be using GitHub Codespaces for most of our programming.

In Y10 & Y11 you need to know how to use Codespaces but you don't need to know a lot about GitHub.

In Y12 & Y13 you will learn about using GitHub for version control.

Visual Studio Code

GitHub & VS Code.mp4

Using VSCode

Copy these lines to set up your GitHub identity:

git config --global user.name "John Doe"

git config --global user.email johndoe@example.com

GitHub Pages

About Git and Codespaces

A lot can go wrong when you are trying to save your work. Check out the trouble shooting slides.

Committing your work

More details for Y12 & 13

Using Codespaces

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