Programming Foundations: Version Control with Git

Safeguard your projects and streamline your workflow using Git. Learn how to manage repositories using the command line or a graphical user interface (GUI).

Introduction

• Don't lose work
• What you should know
• Working with the exercise files

1. Introduction to Version Control

• Why you need version control
• What is version control?
• What is Git?
• The command line vs. the GUI
• Git concepts and terminology
• Hosting services
• Git workflow
• Installing Git on Mac
• Installing Git on PC

2. Git and the Command Line

• Using the command line
• Command line basics
• Configure Git settings
• Setting up a local repository
• Setting up a remote repository
• Adding changes with Git add and commit
• Keep repositories up to date with Git pull and push
• Deleting a repository or branch
• Challenge: Putting it all together
• Solution: Putting it all together

3. Git and Graphical User Interfaces (GUI)

• Using GUIs
• Install GUI
• Working with a repository
• Adding changes and keeping up to date
• What is Git branching?
• Working with branches
• Merging branches
• Challenge: Putting it all together
• Solution: Putting it all together

Conclusion

• Git for collaboration
• Next steps