GitHub might be better known than Git itself, but it’s just one tool built on the underlying software. Though Git makes it possible to synchronize multiple programmers (and their machines) within a single code base, it can also make your life easier by tracking changes within your own hard drive, in case you need to roll back a failed experiment (or three).
Git does have a bit of an intimidating reputation, but it’s pretty well integrated into VSCode and other IDEs nowadays. Expect little to no hoop-jumping for setup and basic use; if you do need to find the right command-line incantation to do something more exotic, Google will almost always have an answer for you to copy-paste.
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