A quick introduction to GitHub

GitHub is a code hosting platform for version control and collaboration. It allows you to store your code in a central location, track changes over time, and collaborate with others on projects.

There are many reasons to use GitHub. Here are just a few:

• Version control: GitHub allows you to track changes to your code over time. This is essential for any project as it allows you to revert to previous code versions if necessary.
• Collaboration: GitHub makes it easy to collaborate with others on projects. You can create a repository and invite others to collaborate with you. This is a great way to get feedback on your code and help from others.
• Documentation: GitHub can be used to store documentation for your projects. This is a great way to keep track of your project’s requirements, design, and implementation.
• Hosting: GitHub can also be used to host your projects. This means you can make your code available to others to view and download.
• Free: GitHub is free to use, and you can keep your repositories public or private. If you need more resources, you can opt for a paid plan and check out https://github.com/pricing.
• Popular: GitHub is the most popular code hosting platform in the world. This means that there is a large community of users and developers who can help you with your projects.
• Feature-rich: GitHub offers a wide range of features that make it easy for you to track changes, collaborate with others, and host your projects.
• Secure: GitHub uses industry-standard security measures to protect your code.

You should use GitHub for any project that you want to track changes to, collaborate on, or host. This includes personal projects, work projects, and open source projects.

Nonetheless, there are a few disadvantages to using GitHub:

• Can be complex: GitHub can be complex to use, especially for beginners
• Can be slow: GitHub can be slow at times, especially when there is a lot of traffic

These disadvantages can be overcome quite easily:

• First of all, the complexity can be mitigated by studying GitHub’s syntax and functions. After doing this a few times, everything will be smoother.
• In the case of sensitive information we need to protect, we can always create private repositories – it’s just a matter of understanding when this operation is truly necessary.
• Finally, in the case of big traffic, the service can be a little bit slow, but there are always intervals throughout the daytime when speed and responsiveness are not a problem.

GitHub is a key part of the Streamlit ecosystem. GitHub is related to Streamlit Share in a few ways:

• Streamlit apps are hosted on GitHub: When you create a Streamlit app, you can choose to host it on GitHub. This means that your app’s code will be stored in a GitHub repository. This is a great way to make your app available to others to view and download.
• Streamlit Share uses GitHub OAuth: Streamlit Share allows you to share your app with others without having to share your GitHub username and password. When you use Streamlit Share, Streamlit will ask you to authorize it to access your GitHub account. This allows Streamlit to create a new GitHub repository for your app and deploy your app to GitHub pages.
• Streamlit’s Community Cloud is integrated with GitHub: Streamlit’s Community Cloud, as we’ve already explained, is a platform that makes it easy to deploy, manage, and share Streamlit apps. When you create a Streamlit app in Community Cloud, you can choose to link it to your GitHub account. This allows you to easily manage your app’s code and collaborate with others on your app.

In short, if you want to create, share, and collaborate on Streamlit apps, you will need to use GitHub.

Now that we have all the theoretical information we need to start sharing our web apps in a very effective way, let’s not hesitate and get started!