Getting acquainted with Github

Github is a fundamental tool to interacting with this repository.

###Getting started with the Github Desktop Github projects are becoming the industry standard for open source projects like these! And as an open source project, our Environmental Sensor project is maintained via Github and should be maintained using proper conventions.

First, follow These Instructions to download Github Desktop.

Then follow the "Hello World" Tutorial.

###Interacting with the Wiki The wiki can be easily edited via the browser's editor. If you do not have access to make edits, please email Brendan or another repository owner. Please make an informative comment when updating a wiki page.

###Markdown Markdown or files that end in ".md" are used to make these wiki pages and README documentation. It is what makes them nicely formatted with little effort.

• Mastering Markdown [3 minute read]

###Github and Academic Literature The project can be made Academically siteable according to This Tutorial.