Introduction If you’re just starting your journey as a developer, GitHub can feel a bit overwhelming. It’s packed with tools that professionals use every day but which ones should you focus on first? You don’t need to learn everything at once. Instead, start with the features that will give you the biggest benefits right away: safety, organization, and automation. Here are my top 3 GitHub features that every beginner should master and exactly why they matter. 1. Branches & Pull Requests Branches let you create  a copy of your project to try out new changes without ever touching the main, working code. It's like having a clone of your project where you can experiment freely.  Pull Requests   are how you propose merging those new changes back into the main project. They serve as a formal request to "pull" your changes from your branch into the main one, often after a review process. Benefits : You can experiment without fear of "breaking"...