Collaborating on GitHub

GitHub's collaboration features make it easy for teams to work together on code projects.

The Collaboration Workflow

1. Clone the repository
2. Create a new branch for your changes
3. Make commits on your branch
4. Push your branch to GitHub
5. Create a Pull Request (PR)
6. Team reviews and merges the PR

Push a Branch to GitHub

# Create and switch to a feature branch
git switch -c feature/add-about-page

# Make changes and commit
git add .
git commit -m "Add about page"

# Push the branch to GitHub
git push origin feature/add-about-page

Creating a Pull Request

1. Go to your repository on GitHub
2. Click "Compare & pull request" (appears after pushing a branch)
3. Write a description of your changes
4. Select reviewers
5. Click "Create pull request"

Code Review

Reviewers can:

• Comment on specific lines of code
• Approve the changes
• Request changes if something needs fixing

Merging a Pull Request

Once approved, click "Merge pull request" on GitHub. Options include:

• Create a merge commit — preserves full history
• Squash and merge — combines all commits into one
• Rebase and merge — applies commits on top of main

Staying Up to Date

# Pull latest changes from main
git switch main
git pull origin main

# Update your feature branch
git switch feature/my-feature
git merge main