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8th January 2019, 07:41 | #1 |
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| Github is Now Free and That’s Great Microsoft announced a change in GitHub pricing today, and it’s great for anyone learning to code. In the past, GitHub charged $7 a month for a private repository. But now those are free if you have three collaborators or fewer. The New Free Tier Is a Boon to Students GitHub has always had a free tier, but in the past, that free tier was limited to public repositories. If you were an aspiring coder who wanted to delve into source control, the best affordable option was to make your code public. That’s not always appealing, especially in the early stages of learning when your code might be something of which you are less than proud. Even after landing your first developer job, when it comes time to move on or work on a side project, you might not want to have your work out in the open for your current employer to see. For an employed developer, this wasn’t a difficult problem. GitHub charged $7 a month for private repositories. While that cost does add up over the year, it isn’t too challenging to put together $7 a month if you have a job. For students, who might not have the time or capability to work while learning, that fee can be harder to put together. The cost might have prevented students from using a resource that could not only give them more experience with source control but also give them a valuable place to store their work for future job prospects. https://www.howtogeek.com/fyi/github...d-thats-great/ |
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