Research Project – Literature Review

Git and GitHub

Educba. (n.d.). What is Git. Retrieved from https://www.educba.com/what-is-git/

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Medium. (2019). Git and GitHub. Retrieved from https://miro.medium.com/max/2880/1*WOd8mPYlGB8SikgZMz4CQg.png

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SlidePlayer. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://slideplayer.com/slide/12473298/74/images/2/What is GitHub Why Use of GitHub for Projects.jpg

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Kinsta. (2020). Graphics for GitHub. Retrieved from https://kinsta.com/knowledgebase/what-is-github/

GitHub graphics.

Verification Excellence. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://verificationexcellence.in/basics-of-version-control/

VCS graphics and definition.

Blischak, J. D., Davenport, E. R., & Wilson, G. (2016). A Quick Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub. PLoS Computational Biology, 12(1), 1–18. https://doi-org.er.lib.k-state.edu/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004668

Contains information on what a Version Control System is (Git) and what an online hosting site is (GitHub) also defines words commonly used on hosting sites such as repository, commit, branch, fork, merge etc.

THUNG, Ferdian; BISSYANDE, Tegawende F.; LO, David; and JIANG, Lingxiao. Network structure of social coding in GitHub.
(2013). CSMR 2013: Proceedings of the 2013 17th European Conference on Software Maintenance and Reengineering: 5-8 March 2013,
Genova, Italy. 323-326. Research Collection School Of Information Systems. https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://scholar.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=2686&context=sis_research

The benefits of social coding in GitHub, How social coding changes the coding experience and how it relates to GitHub.

Davis, R. C. (2015). Git and GitHub for Librarians. Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 34(3), 158–164. https://doi-org.er.lib.k-state.edu/10.1080/01639269.2015.1062586

Covers GitHub, Git, what a version control system is and examples, and how GitHub enables sharing code.

Grier, D. A. (2015). The GitHub Effect. Computer (00189162), 48(5), 116. https://doi-org.er.lib.k-state.edu/10.1109/MC.2015.146

Bouquin, D. R. (2015). GitHub. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 103(3), 166–167. https://doi-org.er.lib.k-state.edu/10.3163/1536-5050.103.3.019

More information on the VCS, Git. Gives the reader an understanding on how Git works and why Git is relevant to GitHub.

Finley, K. (2016). The Problem With Putting All the World’s Code in GitHub. Retrieved from Wired: http://www.wired.com/2015/06/problem-putting-worlds-code-github.

This article explains how much of an impact it would have if GitHub was “destroyed” in a way similar to the ancient library of Alexandria.

Johnson, K. (2018, November 9). GitHub passes 100 million repositories. Retrieved February 25, 2020, from https://venturebeat.com/2018/11/08/github-passes-100-million-repositories/

An article that gives a good idea about how big GitHub is.

GitHub. (2019, June 30). Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging at GitHub in 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2020, from https://github.com/about/diversity/report

2019 GitHub report on Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging for their employees.

Greene, J. (2018). Microsoft is buying GitHub for $7.5 billion in stock. The Wall Street Journal.

This 2018 article provides a value of how much GitHub is worth and how big/growing it still is.

Chan, R. (2019, January 12). GitHub makes its first major move since Microsoft bought it for $7.5 billion – and it’s something customers have long been asking for. Retrieved February 25, 2020, from https://www.businessinsider.com/github-adds-free-private-repositories-2019-1

Article that explains GitHub’s first major move since Microsoft bought it: giving away unlimited free hosting for private coding projects.

github.com Competitive Analysis, Marketing Mix and Traffic. (n.d.). Retrieved February 25, 2020, from https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/github.com

This site provides tons of interesting information for GitHub’s statistics which may be useful for me.