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Git and Github: Version control for a happier you
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Wendy Liu
April 11, 2015
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Git and Github: Version control for a happier you
Lightning talk for McFullStack.
Wendy Liu
April 11, 2015
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McFullStack :: April 11, 2015 version control for a happier
you and :
about me
about me - Wendy Liu
about me - Wendy Liu - McGill Math & Computer
Science '14
about me - Wendy Liu - McGill Math & Computer
Science '14 - 4 years experience with Git
about me - Wendy Liu - McGill Math & Computer
Science '14 - 4 years experience with Git - @dellsystem on Twitter
what is git?
what is git? version control system!
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
None
enter git.
keeps track of changes enter git.
keeps track of changes extremely flexible enter git.
keeps track of changes extremely flexible developed by linus torvalds
enter git.
keeps track of changes extremely flexible developed by linus torvalds
free and open source enter git.
keeps track of changes extremely flexible developed by linus torvalds
free and open source primarily command-line enter git.
svn/perforce: local vs. remote comparison to other systems
svn/perforce: local vs. remote hg/bzr: more control comparison to other
systems
svn/perforce: local vs. remote hg/bzr: more control cvs/rcs: no comparison
comparison to other systems
what git can do for you
what git can do for you history
what git can do for you history blame
what git can do for you history blame better debugging
what git can do for you history blame better debugging
safe experimentation
what git can do for you history blame better debugging
safe experimentation easy deploys
now: how git works
repository directory on filesystem just metadata (changes) manual grouping of
changes
commit group of logically-related changes 1 or more files (add/delete/modify)
staging index CHANGES I WANT IN MY NEXT COMMIT ALL
THE OTHER CHANGES
git commit -m 'test' CHANGES I WANT IN MY NEXT
COMMIT ALL THE OTHER CHANGES a new commit, with message 'test'
CHANGES I WANT IN MY NEXT COMMIT ALL THE OTHER
CHANGES the commit with message 'test' (nothing here yet)
good commit messages (not this)
good commit messages bit.ly/gitcommit
website what is github?
website collaborative coding, via git what is github?
website collaborative coding, via git (mostly) free to use what
is github?
website collaborative coding, via git (mostly) free to use major
part of developer ecosystem (esp. OSS) what is github?
what github can do for you issue-tracking remote backups access
your files from anywhere graphical, easy-to-use UI
thanks! git-scm.com/book help.github.com