How to use Github, Part 1

A guide for nonprogrammers on how to open an account, start a repository for an open source project, and watch other projects.

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1. How to use Github.com: A guide for the Nonprogrammer Part 1 Joyce Lee, MD, MPH Joycelee.me Twitter: @joyclee Github for medical researchers? Come check it out.  
2. Go to Github.com and open an account. It’s free if you use only public repositories. (A “repository” is basically a project.)
3. Go to the repositories tab in your profile, and hit the green “New” button to open a new repository.
4. If you are really interested in open-source collaboration, leave it public and hit the green create repository button.
5. Click on the README link
6. Now you can start typing a description of your project in the black area. The README file gives an overview of the project.
7. You can follow other people or projects, by hitting the watch button. For example, I am “watching” the medevice-users diabetes group
8. Stay Tuned for More Joyce Lee, MD, MPH Joycelee.me Twitter: @joyclee