presentation.md

Why Learn git?

• version control
• 👭 promotes collaboration
• 🏭 industry standard
• 🌎 language inlusive
• 🛠 interfaces with other tools (testing and deployment platforms)
• 💸 free (and open source)

Common Terms:

• git / Github: Github: github.com (ie a hosting service). Git is a tool/system for version control management.
• repository (repo): directory or group of files
• local / remote: the copy of code on your machine vs the copy that is hosted
• pull request (pr): a request to merge changes into a different branch
• diff: the changes made from one version compared to another
• master: default branch
• branch: a copy of the repository which you can diff against the master branch
• fork / clone Cloning is still connected to the original remote. Forking makes a copy so a full copy of the repo with a new master branch is saved under your username.

Basic Commands

• git clone <repo>
• git checkout -b <branch_name>
• git branch
• git status
• git diff
• git add
• git commit -m 'useful message about the commit'
• git push origin <branch name>

Workflows & Tips

• 🌴 always work on a branch
• make PRs
• 🕵️‍♀️ how to troubleshoot: 1. ask colleagues/collaborators 2. google it
• get reviews
• 📖 make a useful readme and keep it updated
• thoughtfully bundle your commits 🤔
• add useful commit messages, even for 'insignificant' changes
• commit often

Command Line vs Desktop Tool

• demonstration

Practice and Questions 🙋

• 👯 Try cloning or forking my repo
• Can you find and correct my typo(s) 🤦‍♂️