Workshop Prep
Everyone
- Create an account at https://github.com/
- Download Atom from https://atom.io/
Windows Users
- Install Git Bash:
- Download Git for Windows
- Run the .exe file that downloads
- Click Next
- Click Next
- Leave "Use Git from the Windows Command Prompt" selected and click Next
- Click Next
- Click Next
- Leave "Checkout Windows-style, commit Unix-style line endings" selected and click Next
- Select "Use Windows' default console window" and click Next
- Click Next
- Click Install
- Click Finish
- If your "HOME" environment variable is not set (or you don't know what this is):
- Open Start Menu and type
cmd- This opens the command prompt -
Type this line exactly as shown:
setx HOME "%USERPROFILE%" -
Press Enter and you should see:
SUCCESS: Specified value was saved. -
Type
exitand press Enter to quit the command prompt
- Open Start Menu and type
Mac and Linux Users
- For OS X 10.9 and higher, install Git for Mac by downloading and running the most recent "mavericks" installer from this list (click the large green button "Download Latest Version").
- For older versions of OS X (10.5-10.8) use the most recent available installer labelled "snow-leopard" available here (you will have to scroll down the list until you see a link labelled git-X.X.X-intel-universal-snow-leopard.dmg").
- Note! After installing Git, there will not be anything in your /Applications folder, as Git is a command line program.
Workshop Resources
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Basics of Versioning with GitPresentation Slides
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Git for Windows - Including Git BashInstalling this software package will give you both a Linux line Command Line Interface (Git Bash) and everything you need to use Git on your computer.
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Git for MacsDownload source for Git for Macs
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GithubResearch project file sharing repository that uses Git versioning
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Atom EditorText Editor that includes a Git package.
Other Resources
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Code Academy - Free Online Course on Git"Git, simply put, is a tool to save versions of your code. This course will show you basic workflow and core features, different ways to undo changes or save multiple versions of a project, and how to collaborate with other developers."
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Stack OverflowGood place to search for how to do something, what a command means, and post your own questions!
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Git CheatsheetCheatsheet of git commands
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Understanding the Branch -> Commit -> Pull Request WorkflowThis visualization goes in to great detail about how branching works in Git.
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Visualizing GitA visualization of the Git process, with commands included.
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Sample README.md FileReadmes are an important part of a git repository. This sample includes many potentially useful pieces of information about a project.
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Markdown CheatsheetMarkdown is used to write Git readmes. This cheatsheet makes it easy to format your readme.
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Online Git TextbookThe entire Pro Git book, written by Scott Chacon and Ben Straub and published by Apress, is available here. All content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 license.
