Version Control I

Overview

Discussion of Project Ranking & Selection; Discussion of Version Control readings; Git/GitHub activity I.

Preparation and Readings

• Homework previously assigned (see previous class for details):
  • Complete the Learn Git Branching: Introduction Sequence (1-4) (Pairs)
  • Complete “Part 1 - Before the First Class” in the Git/GitHub Workflow Activity (Pairs)
• Required reading:
  • Producing OSS: Version Control – an overview of version control that is reasonably tool-agnostic. This is an excerpt from the book Producing Open Source Software: How to Run a Successful Free Software Project, by Karl Fogel.
  • Understanding Git Conceptually – a good overview of how Git works and why it is the way it is (read sections 1-3). This tutorial is written by Charles Duan, the Director of Technology and Innovation Policy at the R Street Institute.
• Post questions for class discussion to the Moodle forum. Please also feel free to comment on or respond to others’ questions as appropriate.

Supplemental Readings

• A Visual Guide to Version Control - an introduction to centralized version control (e.g. CVS/SVN).
• Introduction to Distributed Version Control - an introduction to distributed version control (e.g. Mercurial/Git).
• You may also find the Git Videos informative.
• Git Tutorial Videos by Corey Schafer that cover a variety of git topics. The one on “Command-Line Fundamentals” is most relevant for today’s class.

Hands-On

• Git/GitHub Workflow Activity – Complete Part 2 – Hands-on in the First Class. Append to your Slack live log (Paired).
• Git/GitHub Workflow Slides – the slides used in class.

Homework

• Do the Reading & Preparation for the next class (Individual)
• Complete Part 3 – Before the Second Class in the Git/GitHub Workflow Activity. Append to your Slack live-log (Paired).
• H/FOSS Project Ranking and Selection (Teams) or Honors Research Proposal (Individual)