What is Github, GitLab, Bit bucket ? - 2

GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket are all web-based platforms that provide hosting services for Git repositories. Suppose you have a project(Git repositories) and you want to keep track and keep all versions in a cloud with each change/commit. So GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket are the hosting places.

GitHub:

Perspective: GitHub is one of the largest and most popular platforms for hosting Git repositories. It has a strong focus on open source collaboration, with millions of developers worldwide contributing to projects hosted on the platform.

Features: GitHub offers extensive collaboration features, such as issue tracking, pull requests, code review, and project management tools. It also offers integration with other development tools and services, creating a comprehensive platform for software development workflows.

GitLab:

Overview: GitLab is an open-core platform that offers both self-hosted and cloud-based solutions for hosting Git repositories. It emphasizes DevOps and offers an end-to-end platform for the entire software development lifecycle, from planning and source code management to CI/CD and monitoring.

Features: GitLab features issue tracking, code review, CI/CD pipeline, container registry, and more. It offers extensive customization options and supports integration with third-party tools, making it suitable for a wide range of development workflows.

Bit bucket:

Perspective: Bitbucket is owned by Atlassian and offers both Git and Mercurial Repository hosting. It caters to both individual developers and teams, with a focus on integration with other Atlassian products such as Jira and Confluence.

Features: Bitbucket provides features for code collaboration, such as pull requests, code reviews, and inline comments. It also offers integration with other Atlassian products for project management, issue tracking and documentation.

Although all three platforms are based on Git and offer similar core features such as repository hosting and version control, they have different perspectives and additional features that cater to different development workflows and team preferences.

We will choose Git, GitHub for the next tutorial.