Programming Foundations: Version Control with Git

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.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Don t lose your work
02 - What you should know
03 - Exercise files

1. Introduction to Version Control

04 - Why do you need version control
05 - What is version control
06 - What is Git
07 - Command line vs. graphical user interface
08 - Git concepts and terminology
09 - Hosting services
10 - The basic Git workflow
11 - Installing Git on Mac
12 - Installing Git on Windows

2. Git and the Command Line

13 - Using command line
14 - Command-line basics
15 - Configuring Git settings
16 - HTTPS vs. SSH
17 - Setting up a local repository
18 - Managing version history with Git add and commit
19 - Exercise - Creating project files
20 - Exercise - Git add and Git commit
21 - Creating a remote repository
22 - Syncing with git push and pull
23 - Deleting a repository
24 - Cloning a remote repo
25 - Challenge - Putting it all together
26 - Solution - Putting it all together

3. Git and GUIs

27 - Using Git GUIs
28 - Setting up GitHub Desktop
29 - Working with repositories
30 - Adding and committing changes
31 - What is Git Branching
32 - Working with branches
33 - Merging a branch
34 - Challenge - Putting it all together
35 - Solution - Putting it all together

Conclusion

36 - Discovering more Git tools
37 - Next steps

Programming Foundations: Version Control with Git

Authors

Christina Truong