ChatGPT: The term "artifacts" in the context of software development and version control systems like GitHub typically refers to the output or results of a build process, such as compiled binaries, libraries, or other generated files. These artifacts are often the result of a build or compilation process and are not the source code itself but rather the products created from it. In GitHub, people may use the term "artifacts" to refer to these generated files, especially when discussing continuous integration and deployment processes. For example, CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment) pipelines may produce artifacts as part of the automated build and release workflow. These artifacts can then be stored, shared, or deployed as needed. While the term "artifacts" is commonly used in the context of build processes and CI/CD, it's not typically used to refer to the source code files themselves in everyday GitHub usage. People more commonly refer to their source code files, scripts, and configurations simply as "files" or "code."
