What Is GitHub? How To Use GitHub To Manage Code

Summary

In this episode Ash Moosa explains what GitHub is and how it helps small businesses manage evolving e‑commerce code through version control. He walks through the core concepts—repositories, branches, forks, pull requests, issues, GitHub Actions, and GitHub Pages—and shows how they enable safe experimentation, collaborative development, and automated workflows. The episode also provides a quick, step‑by‑step guide to set up a GitHub account, create a repository, and start coding, highlighting tools like GitHub Desktop and Copilot. Listeners come away with a clear roadmap for using GitHub to streamline code management and teamwork.