Committing Code to GitHub with Visual Studio

Introduction

As a developer, you may have heard a lot about GitHub, a popular collaboration platform for software development projects. Committing your code to GitHub is an essential skill for any developer. In this article, we’ll guide you through the steps to commit your code to GitHub visually using Visual Studio.

Step 1: Set up a Repository

Before you can commit code to GitHub, you need to create a new repository on GitHub or have an existing one. If you don’t have one, you can create one by signing up for a GitHub account. Once done, open Visual Studio, and click on the “Team Explorer” pane which is usually located on the right-hand side of the IDE, and then click on the “Connect To a Project” option, and choose the “GitHub” option from the list of project types.

Step 2: Clone the Repository Locally

After you have connected your project to GitHub, navigate to the repository you are interested in and click on the “Clone or Download” button. This will open a GitHub page with the URL of the repository. Copy the URL and return to Visual Studio. Select the “Clone” option from the Team Explorer pane, and paste the URL of the repository you want to clone. Click the “Clone” button.

Step 3: Make Changes to Your Code

With the repository cloned, you can begin committing your code changes. Open the file you want to modify or add new files to your solution. Make necessary updates to your code, and save the changes.

Step 4: Commit Changes

Once you have made any necessary changes to your code, you need to commit them to the repository. Click on the “Home” tab on the Team Explorer pane, and click on the “Changes” option. This will display a list of all files that have been modified or added since your last commit. Enter a commit message describing the changes you have made to your code, and click on the “Commit” button. Your code changes are now committed to your local repository.

Step 5: Push Changes to GitHub

The final step is to push your code changes to GitHub. Click on the “Sync” button in the Team Explorer pane, and then click on the “Push” option. This will upload your changes to the remote repository on GitHub.

Conclusion

Committing code to GitHub with Visual Studio is an essential skill for any developer, provided with these easy-to-follow steps, you should be able to commit your code to GitHub with ease. Remember to commit regularly and provide descriptive commit messages to ensure that your code is organized and easy to follow.