Git and GitHub for students: the workflow I wish I had learned earlier

I lost work before I learned Git properly. Do not be me. Version control matters even for solo projects.

You only need a handful of commands day to day: status, add, commit, push, and pull. Branches let you try ideas without breaking your main code, and clear commit messages are a gift to your future self.

GitHub is also where recruiters can see your work, so keeping your projects there with a clean history is part of presenting yourself well.

Learn the basics early and the rest comes naturally as your projects grow.

Written by Khushi Bansal, a final-year Computer Science student at Chitkara University and the founder of Elegant Threads & Beads.