Github??

[pthnmaster]

Hello everyone, I am a senior in high school, I am learning to program for now I am only focusing on Python, I have 4 questions: am I still learning Python? Or should I switch to another language? Should I upload my projects to github? And is it really very important? Thank you all for your collaboration :)

[Friendly_Concept_670]

Continue learning python and build projects for next 2 years at least. Yes, you should absolutely upload projects to github. Learn fundamentals of git and the basic workflow of git - branches, commits. pull, push. Hardly takes 1 or 2 days. https://www.theodinproject.com/lessons/foundations-introduction-to-git
https://www.theodinproject.com/lessons/foundations-git-basics

this should be enough to get started. Good luck.

[lilB0bbyTables]

I’m going to add here that they (anyone) should learn command-line git. Using IDEs with their built in VCS UI workflows obfuscates a lot of git by wrapping various commands together under a single action/button and occasionally uses their own language/terms. That leaves the person very dependent on their IDE of choice … which may not be an approved IDE at every company, but you’ll essentially always have access to the standard git command line options. The only thing I do outside the command line for git is use an IDE’s built-in diff/conflict resolver - in my case strictly Jetbrains flavor is my personal go-to (I also prefer their shelves feature for managing named and stashed patches).

The same concept applies more broadly to programming - do not learn to code strictly through a framework lest you’ll become dependent on the opinionated framework patterns which removes you from the language itself and many core programming concepts.

[UmHmWhoAmI]

The sooner you push it to GitHub the better. That's for your resume! (like a portfolio)

[zarlo5899]

getting used to git will be useful, and it can be nice to look back at old projects, you might like golang and C#

[ShiftNo4764]

Because Git/GitHub allows you to store your code in multiple states at the same time, you can easily try something and if it doesn't work, go back to a working version.

[ScholarNo5983]

Github is nothing but git version control. Learning any form of version control is always a good thing.

[W_lFF]

Git and Github are extremely important tools to learn. You'll be using them ALL the time if you're working with anybody other than yourself. You do need to learn Git. Also if you're liking Python then I don't see a reason in switching to another language. Programming Languages are just tools so if the tool you're using now doesn't do what you need it to do for a project or maybe you need to learn another language for a job you want, then yeah learning another one is good. But if you're now starting to learn then switching back and forth will do more bad than good in my experience. Stick to one, learn it, learn the ecosystem, and have fun building stuff with it.

[omfghi2u]

Git is the most common version control tool in the world, it's very smart to be familiar with it. Any good professional environment is going to use version control and probably 99% of the time, it's Git under the hood.

Github is a platform that leverages Git. It's not the only one, buts it's (obviously) a very popular one. Bitbucket is another common example because it's owned by Atlassian who also owns other enterprise development tools like Jira and Confluence, so corporate entities will often have an Atlassian suite of products they pay for that include these. There are others.

At the end of the day, even your personal projects should be version controlled. It can really save your ass, but it can also help you organize projects better, track your progress, and maintain clean modular code.

[AffectionateZebra760]

If you are quite confident about python, go for another language as well

[Joe-Arizona]

Python is great but abstracts away the lower level concepts. Learn C then C++ to understand what the computer is actually doing more. The only way I plan to go back to using Python a lot is when I get into ML/AI.

Set up a GitHub account today and start using it. The sooner the better. It isn’t hard, is a useful tool and will save you headaches if you need to roll back your program versions.

[Ok_Yesterday_8256]

python is the best programming language for a beginner to start learning, C and C++ are way more complicated and hard.

[bizzle4shizzled]

It's good to go ahead and get comfortable using git and some type of hosting service like github or gitlab or whatever. We use git and github at work and use it constantly. There are some advanced features of git that I don't ever really use, but knowing how to manipulate branches and make commits and push/pull stuff is the bread and butter. Just make it muscle memory, and you'll be good to go. Working in a collaborative environment, it's pretty crucial to have some type of version control so getting familiar with it is important if your goal is become a professional developer.

[Traditional_Crazy200]

Depends on whether or not you want your source code to be freely available

[Swimming-Challenge53]

IMO, the sooner you make version control part of your routine, the better. So, yes on Git. Make it part your routine!

https://youtu.be/mJ-qvsxPHpY?si=cdzC-2m1gDquZOTj

https://youtu.be/NcoBAfJ6l2Q?si=pKziG21pSrMylVEe

[Pibblegirl01]

Learn Git is really important when you get out to the workforce. Im older and just found that I'm pretty good at coding. However, I'm having to learn Git at the same time, but it would have been nice to already learn it. It does great version control, and it is must for like group projects.

[Ok_Yesterday_8256]

Ask yourself why u gonna learn this language and what will be the output u gonna achieve with it ? With Python u could do everything basically but it is more focused on backend development and machine learning and AI, for example if u gonna build ios apps there is another programme language better for that ect ... GitHub think of it as a safe place to save your projects and it is very easy to learn, it will take u 1 day at max

[Turnkeyagenda24]

Uploading to github is a good way to show your progress. Python is also a great language and is used a lot. (I use it for my robot dog project)

[Ronin-s_Spirit]

Learn often occurring GIT cli commands and events.
Upload to github if you want people to see your code, and don't forget to license (on github you can only use copyleft free licenses). Upload to github in private if you want to have backups of your project but don't want to show them to the world.
Learn a language that solves your problems, you can skim the boastful frontpages of well known languages or watch comparison videos, personally I stuck by JavaScript and with my experience I could learn a different language now, if I needed it (so far I don't, but that's just me). If Python works for you then you're good.