Programming Foundations: Version Control with Git (2020)

Course details

Manually keeping track of changes to files can slow you down. Version control systems allow developers to off-load this work, as well as safeguard their projects in general. In this course, instructor Christina Truong covers the fundamentals of version control with Git, the popular open-source version control software. Christina helps you get acquainted with basic Git terminology, the basic Git workflow, and how to install the software on both Macs and PCs. She then demonstrates how to manage repositories using either the command line or a graphical user interface (GUI). Along the way, she provides challenges and solutions that help you grasp how these concepts work in practice.

Topics include:
- The benefits of using version control systems
- Essential Git concepts and terminology
- The basic Git workflow
- Using the command line vs. a GUI
- Configuring Git settings
- Setting up local and remote repositories
- Using a GUI to add and commit changes
- Working with branches

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Don't lose work
02 - What you should know
03 - Working with the exercise files

1. Introduction to Version Control

04 - Why you need version control
05 - What is version control
06 - What is Git
07 - The command line vs. the GUI
08 - Git concepts and terminology
09 - Hosting services
10 - Git workflow
11 - Installing Git on Mac
12 - Installing Git on PC

2. Git and the Command Line

13 - Using the command line
14 - Command line basics
15 - Configure Git settings
16 - Setting up a local repository
17 - Setting up a remote repository
18 - Adding changes with Git add and commit
19 - Keep repositories up to date with Git pull and push
20 - Deleting a repository or branch
21 - Challenge - Putting it all together
22 - Solution - Putting it all together

3. Git and Graphical User Interfaces (GUI)

23 - Using GUIs
24 - Install GUI
25 - Working with a repository
26 - Adding changes and keeping up to date
27 - What is Git branching
28 - Working with branches
29 - Merging branches
30 - Challenge - Putting it all together
31 - Solution - Putting it all together

Conclusion

32 - Git for collaboration
33 - Next steps

Programming Foundations: Version Control with Git (2020)

Authors

Christina Truong