GitHub

Lesson in the Backend Developer Roadmap · Stage 4: Version Control Systems

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is GitHub?

GitHub is Microsoft's web-based Git hosting platform offering repositories, pull requests, issues, and automated workflows. Supports public/private repos, code review, project management, and social coding features. Central hub for open-source and team development collaboration.

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This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain GitHub in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this GitHub tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 23 of 155 in the free Backend roadmap, in stage 4, Version Control Systems. If you are new to Backend, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.