Git for Humans

aka "A clever developer explains Git to stupid UX idiots."

A conceptual overview to help you out when you need to get your head round using Git. I recorded a slightly longer version of this talk and stuck it on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp6v7AXQQTY

Transcript

1. git (for humans) a talk about
2. files. (.psd, .graffle, .md, .txt, .jpg, .dmg, .exe, .kitten...) git looks after your
3. versions of your files. more specifically,
4. history. (save as you progress, and get back to it easily) it stores your
5. A a file
6. A A2
7. A A2 A3
8. A4 A A2 A3 B B2
9. A A2-b A3 B A4 B2 B2-a A4-b Y1-a Y2-final Z Z-wut
10. dashboard-wires-23- f-approved-final- amends-12.psd
11. C1 a snapshot
12. concepts important git (in pink)
13. local copy of a project. you work on a
14. project A B C
15. project A B C git
16. A B C A B C A B C
17. clone it to your computer. know an existing project?
18. commit your change...
19. branch. ...to the current
20. checkout another branch.
21. pull other’s changes...
22. push ...and then your work to a...
23. remote server, for others to use.
24. C1 a commit “First sketches.”
25. C1 C2 “Wireframes”
26. C4 C1 C2 C3
27. C4 C1 C2 C3 C5 a branch a branch
28. C4 C1 C2 C3 C5
29. gitbox. (Git GUI tool)
30. gitx. (another GUI tool)
31. github. (their app for OS X & Windows)
32. tower (top notch tool – I learnt from it)
33. > terminal
36. links useful
37. git-scm.com git-scm.com/docs git-scm.com/book gitref.org try.github.com
38. @phuunet phuu.net
39. git (for humans) the end of a talk about