{"id":27,"date":"2024-07-30T06:49:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T06:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/computersciencetwo\/chapter\/signing-up-for-github\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:28:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:28:51","slug":"signing-up-for-github","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/computersciencetwo\/chapter\/signing-up-for-github\/","title":{"raw":"Signing up For GitHub","rendered":"Signing up For GitHub"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"signing-up-for-github\">\n<h3><a id=\"_841fz6rt2fzc\" href=\"\"><\/a>GitHub<\/h3>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">GitHub is how you are going to receive and submit your lab assignments. You need an account to use GitHub. Many companies use Git, and GitHub, so this could be an account that you carry with you for quite a while. It's also a good place to keep any projects you want to share with potential employers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">All that to say, this should be a professional account. Choose your username accordingly. Your username should include some variation of your name. If you already have an account, you can use your existing account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Let's get going! Go to <a class=\"rId14\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/\">github.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Click Sign Up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\"><img src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/07\/image35-1.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"384px\" height=\"288px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Use your BoiseState email for your email address and some variation of your name for your username (like first initial, last name; firstNamelastName; lastName and some numbers; etc). I need to be able to map your username to you, so make it easy for me!<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Follow along the adventure prompts to create your account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\"><img src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/03\/image84-1.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"384px\" height=\"288px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Click Create account when you're done.<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\"><img src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/03\/image7-1.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"384px\" height=\"110.621417322835px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Personalize your account or click \"Skip Personalization\" at the bottom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\"><img src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/03\/image75-1.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"384px\" height=\"407.882204724409px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Your account has been created!<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\"><\/p>\n\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"signing-up-for-github\">\n<h3><a id=\"_841fz6rt2fzc\" href=\"\"><\/a>GitHub<\/h3>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">GitHub is how you are going to receive and submit your lab assignments. 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