Many job adverts we studied, from Accra fintechs to remote startups, list Git. Teams use it every day, and hiring managers often open your GitHub profile before your CV. Learning Git early means every project you build from now on becomes visible proof of your skills.
What Git is
Git is a free tool that records snapshots of your project over time. Each snapshot is called a commit, and it stores what changed and a short message about why. If you break something, you can go back. If two people work on the same project, Git helps combine their changes.
GitHub is a website that stores Git projects online. It is where you publish code, collaborate and show employers what you can do.
The everyday commands
You will use a small handful of commands most of the time:
git init # start tracking a folder
git status # see what changed
git add index.html # stage a file
git commit -m "Add menu prices"
git push # send commits to GitHubThe flow is: change files, add the ones you want to save, commit with a clear message, then to GitHub.