Managing source code with GitHub

Git is a commonly used source code management system. GitHub is a company, website, and desktop application that makes it easier to manage Git.

I used GitHub to store solutions to all the practical exercises at the end of each chapter at the following URL:

https://github.com/markjprice/cs7dotnetcore.

Using Git with Visual Studio 2017

Visual Studio 2017 has built-in support for using Git with GitHub as well as Microsoft's own source code management system named Visual Studio Team Services.

Using the Team Explorer window

In Visual Studio 2017, navigate to View | Team Explorer to see the Team Explorer window:

Using the Team Explorer window

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