Source Control , What is it and why does it matter?

This was a short presentation given to my colleagues at Max Kelsen. It was designed to educate and inform the team about why and how we use Git at work.

Transcript

1. Source Control COMPILED BY: LACHLAN YOUNG What is it and why does it matter? @BuiltByProxy
2. Some things to know @BuiltByProxy Discussed here are the practices I believe are best. There are many more options available One size does not fit all Lets 'git' excited!
3. Technology this presentation uses/discusses Git Github GitKraken Visual Studio Code Netlify @BuiltByProxy But there are so many more....
4. What is 'Git' GIT IS A FORM OF VERSION CONTROL Think of it like google drive Repository = Folder Powers GitLab and GitHub Invented by Linus Torvalds (Linux) Alternatives: Subversion || Mercurial
5. What are the main benefits? BRANCHING Allows you to simply manage features going into your project PULL REQUESTS Allows you to monitor and control the quality of code coming into your production application VERSION MANAGEMENT Allows you to manage which version of your application you would like to go live MARKETPLACE Github has a marketplace where you can use apps that are built to integrate with your repo. TravisCI, Coverall, Bots, Slack Integrations .GITIGNORE Allows you to prevent files being commited when they shouldnt. Think credentials
6. GRASHEEM COLLEGE | PSYCH 102 Tools To Use Git GIT CLI Command Line Utility Tool GIT KRAKEN GIT UI visualiser VISUAL STUDIO CODE Extension for your IDE
7. Tests CI/CD Features Versioning 80 60 40 20 0 Why Should We EVEN USE GIT? GIT allows us to run a multitude of systems in our development pipeline. It gives us secure automation over builds (CI/CD), testing, code ownership, versioning, and feature development
8. What's Next? GITHUB EXAMPLE REPO AS BELOW: Netlify Deployment
9. EXAMPLE REPO
10. Extra Resources: HERE ARE ARE FEW VERY HANDY LINKS: https://education.github.com/pack http://ohshitgit.com https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/