Every project has to kick off somewhere.  Yep well that's a no brainer.  However, the number of projects that I've seen where the planning step has been omitted is too high.  A throughly planned out project with as many features scoped before you start coding is critical in completing a project.  Whilst projects and their requirements are always fluid, the initial critical scoping is so important. Fail to plan, planning to fail There is no one way to plan.  Yes I've seen...

Wanting to create a new repository on GitHub, add in a few of the available options that can come with an initial repository such as: .gitignore for the platform you are building on README.md for detailed notes - particularly if the repository if public LICENSE - again important if the repository if public However, once you add one or more of these items, you will need to merge the repository with your local environment.  This article walks through creating a new GitHub repository and...