Ability Level of Git Hub Amongst Computer Science Students
Jos Timanta Tarigan1, Elviawaty Muis Zamzami2, Ivan Jaya3, Sri Melvani Hardi4, Muhammad Zarlis5
1Jos Timanta Tarigan, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia.
2Elviawaty Muisa Zamzami, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia.
3Ivan Jaya, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia.
4Sri Melvani Hardi, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia.
5Muhammad Zarlis, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia.
Manuscript received on 04 August 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 27 August 2019 | Manuscript Published on 05 September 2019 | PP: 300-303 | Volume-8 Issue-2S7 July 2019 | Retrieval Number: B10280782S719/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.B1028.0782S719
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Abstract: Source code management is one of the most vital tools in modern software development. Moreover, the open source initiative requires a method to distribute their code effectively. GitHub is one of the most popular web-based version control systems that offers version control and source code management. Therefore, it is important to introduce GitHub as early as possible to computer science students. Our objective is to observe the use of GitHub as a source code management system. We perform a survey targeted at the students and collected 298 answers. We also perform a short interview amongst the lecturer regarding their familiarity with GitHub and source control management in general. The survey result shows that while GitHub is quite popular amongst the student, the knowledge and experience of using it is considerably low. Similar responses were received from the lecturer that argues that the role of GitHub in classroom is redundant. The details of the result are thoroughly discussed in this paper.
Keywords: Source Code Management System, Software Engineering, Social Coding.
Scope of the Article: Computer Science and Its Applications