Git and Github: Version control for a happier you

Lightning talk for McFullStack.

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1. McFullStack :: April 11, 2015 version control for a happier you and :
2. about me
3. about me - Wendy Liu
4. about me - Wendy Liu - McGill Math & Computer Science '14
5. about me - Wendy Liu - McGill Math & Computer Science '14 - 4 years experience with Git
6. about me - Wendy Liu - McGill Math & Computer Science '14 - 4 years experience with Git - @dellsystem on Twitter
7. what is git?
8. what is git? version control system!
9. backup_dec_1_2012.zip backup_dec_8_2012.zip backup_dec_15_2012.zip backup_dec_22_2012.zip backup_dec_29_2012.zip backup_jan_5_2012.zip backup_jan_12_2012.zip backup_jan_19_2012.zip backup_jan_26_2012.zip
11. enter git.
12. keeps track of changes enter git.
13. keeps track of changes extremely flexible enter git.
14. keeps track of changes extremely flexible developed by linus torvalds enter git.
15. keeps track of changes extremely flexible developed by linus torvalds free and open source enter git.
16. keeps track of changes extremely flexible developed by linus torvalds free and open source primarily command-line enter git.
17. svn/perforce: local vs. remote comparison to other systems
18. svn/perforce: local vs. remote hg/bzr: more control comparison to other systems
19. svn/perforce: local vs. remote hg/bzr: more control cvs/rcs: no comparison comparison to other systems
20. what git can do for you
21. what git can do for you history
22. what git can do for you history blame
23. what git can do for you history blame better debugging
24. what git can do for you history blame better debugging safe experimentation
25. what git can do for you history blame better debugging safe experimentation easy deploys
26. now: how git works
27. repository directory on filesystem just metadata (changes) manual grouping of changes
28. commit group of logically-related changes 1 or more files (add/delete/modify)
29. staging index CHANGES I WANT IN MY NEXT COMMIT ALL THE OTHER CHANGES
30. git commit -m 'test' CHANGES I WANT IN MY NEXT COMMIT ALL THE OTHER CHANGES a new commit, with message 'test'
31. CHANGES I WANT IN MY NEXT COMMIT ALL THE OTHER CHANGES the commit with message 'test' (nothing here yet)
32. good commit messages (not this)
33. good commit messages bit.ly/gitcommit
34. website what is github?
35. website collaborative coding, via git what is github?
36. website collaborative coding, via git (mostly) free to use what is github?
37. website collaborative coding, via git (mostly) free to use major part of developer ecosystem (esp. OSS) what is github?
38. what github can do for you issue-tracking remote backups access your files from anywhere graphical, easy-to-use UI
39. thanks! git-scm.com/book help.github.com