Version Control for Everyone

Start incorporating version control into other types of digital projects, such as graphic design, writing, photography, prototyping, and even lesson planning.

Introduction

• Version control: It's not just for programmers
• What you should know
• Using the exercise files

1. Introducing Version Control

• Our manifesto: Everyone makes mistakes
• Our software and why we need it

2. How to Get Started

• Introducing the essential terminology
• Installing a visual Git app
• How to start tracking a project
• Doing a piece of work

3. Basic Workflow: Writing Documentation

• Write and commit in small chunks
• Write in big chunks, commit later
• Adding and removing files
• Going back in time
• Experiment safely with branches
• Stashing work that's not ready yet
• Merging when work is ready
• Challenge: The next great novel
• Solution: The next great novel

4. Version Control in Use Elsewhere

• Big Writing Project in Microsoft Word
• Photo collage in Photoshop
• Prototyping an app in Sketch
• Illustrating with Affinity Designer
• Presentations and educational materials
• Building a WordPress theme
• Writing a screenplay with Fountain

5. Sharing a Project

• Share with everyone on GitHub
• Forking to get others' work
• Sharing your work via pull requests
• Receiving help via pull requests

Conclusion

• Next steps
• Conclusion