title: GitHub vs Google Code for a hobby project
body: <p><em>Note: I have seen <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/807782/google-code-svn-or-github-git">this</a> and tried to take as much from it as possible; but I believe my context is different.</em></p>
  
  <p>I am working on a small-ish project. Call it Foobar. I'm wanting to get this done more organised..I've tried a few projects, mostly as an unorganised programming-as-a-light-hobby student. I'm trying to get more organised; 90% of those projects went after I either failed to document at all, or because I lost them.</p>
  
  <p>As such, I've been thinking about getting version control/hosting going. Not only will it organise me more, but (a big if here) if it gets anywhere into a usable state, it will be easier for people to get.</p>
  
  <p>The two places I'm considering are Google Code and GitHub. From the question I linked:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Google Code:</p>
    
    <ul>
    <li>As with any Google page, the complexity is almost non-existent</li>
    <li>Everyone (or almost everyone) has a Google account, which is nice if
      people want to report problems using the issues system</li>
    </ul>
    
    <p>GitHub:</p>
    
    <ul>
    <li>May (or may not) be a little more complex (not a problem for me though) than Google's pages but...</li>
    <li>...has a much prettier interface than Google's service</li>
    <li>It needs people to be registered on GitHub to post about issues</li>
    <li>I like the fact that with Git, you have your own revisions locally</li>
    </ul>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>From this I'm leaning towards GitHub, as Google Code doesn't look appealing to me.</p>
  
  <p>For a small hobby project - basically making community features irrelevant - are there features that should take me over to one side or the other?</p>