Using Git for Distributed Development
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Using Git for Distributed Development
This course is part of Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization
Instructor: Timothy Serewicz
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There are 3 modules in this course
Course 4 focuses on using git for open source software distributed development. Git is a revision control system which arose out of the Linux kernel development community. Git was designed to help developers spread across the globe working on complicated projects coordinate their work in a rational way and keep track of everything they were doing. Overtime, Git has grown to be used by millions of projects today. This course gives you the opportunity to learn how to use git efficiently and make contributions in a relatively short amount of time. It will cover:
How to install git How to initialize a repository How to make changes in a repository How to make changes in repositories available to others How to acquire changes made by other individuals How to find errors in your work and go back to earlier states of yoru projects How to make commits, diffs, merges, rebases. The course will help you get the skills to have a good understanding on how to use git. You will have a good knowledge about git workflows, identifying problems in your workflows, and finding solutions to solve these problems.
What's included
6 videos13 readings6 assignments
6 videos•Total 20 minutes
- Introduction to Using GIT for Distributed Development (Course 4)•2 minutes
- Module 1 Overview•2 minutes
- Revision Control•3 minutes
- Graphical Interfaces for Git•2 minutes
- Using a Browser and cgit on the Linux Kernel Source (Demo)•4 minutes
- Revision Control Systems•7 minutes
13 readings•Total 240 minutes
- Preparing Your Computer•10 minutes
- Know Where the Code is Coming From: DCO and CLA•10 minutes
- Available Revision Control Systems•2 minutes
- Documentation and Other Resources•3 minutes
- cgit Example at git.kernel.org (Lab)•20 minutes
- Get help and meet other learners. Join your Community! •5 minutes
- Binary Installation•10 minutes
- Installing from Source•10 minutes
- Getting the Latest Version with Git and Compiling (Lab)•40 minutes
- Converting a Subversion Repository to Git (Lab)•30 minutes
- Basic Commands•10 minutes
- A Simple Example•30 minutes
- Setting Up a Repository, Making Changes and Commits (Lab)•60 minutes
6 assignments•Total 77 minutes
- Git Installation (Ungraded)•7 minutes
- Using Git (Ungraded)•30 minutes
- Introduction to Git•10 minutes
- Git Installation•10 minutes
- Git and Revision Control Systems•10 minutes
- Using Git (An Example)•10 minutes
What's included
10 videos22 readings6 assignments1 discussion prompt
10 videos•Total 25 minutes
- Module 2 Overview•2 minutes
- Concepts and Design Features•4 minutes
- Git Architecture•4 minutes
- Committing vs. Publishing•1 minute
- Upstream vs. Downstream•2 minutes
- Forking•2 minutes
- File Categories•3 minutes
- Making a Commitment•2 minutes
- Branches•4 minutes
- What Is Merging?•2 minutes
22 readings•Total 398 minutes
- Content vs. Pathnames•10 minutes
- Basic File Commands•10 minutes
- Practicing with Basic File Commands (Lab)•40 minutes
- Making a Commitment•10 minutes
- Identifiers and Tags•10 minutes
- Viewing the Commit History•10 minutes
- Reverting and Resetting Commits•12 minutes
- Tidying Repositories•5 minutes
- Who Is to Blame?•6 minutes
- Bisecting•10 minutes
- Bisecting with git (Lab)•60 minutes
- Branch Creation•10 minutes
- Branch Checkout•10 minutes
- Getting Earlier File Versions•5 minutes
- Working with a Development Branch (Lab)•40 minutes
- Differencing Files•10 minutes
- Diffing in Git•10 minutes
- Exploring Changes with git diff (Lab)•20 minutes
- Merge Commands•10 minutes
- Rebasing•10 minutes
- Resolving Conflicts While Merging (Lab)•45 minutes
- Rebasing (Lab)•45 minutes
6 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Git Concepts and Architecture•10 minutes
- Managing Files and the Index•10 minutes
- Commits•10 minutes
- Branches•10 minutes
- Diffs•10 minutes
- Merges•10 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Distinguishing Features of Git•10 minutes
What's included
5 videos13 readings4 assignments
5 videos•Total 13 minutes
- Module 3 Overview•3 minutes
- Working with Distributed Repositories•3 minutes
- Why Use Patches?•2 minutes
- Emailing•2 minutes
- Gerrit•3 minutes
13 readings•Total 394 minutes
- Cloning•10 minutes
- Publishing Your Project•12 minutes
- Fetching, Pulling and Pushing•10 minutes
- Accessing a Repository Remotely with git Protocol (Lab)•60 minutes
- Accessing Your Repository Remotely with ssh (Lab)•40 minutes
- Accessing Your Repository Remotely with http (Lab)•40 minutes
- Pushing Changes into the Remote Repository (Lab)•40 minutes
- Why Use Patches?•5 minutes
- Producing Patches•7 minutes
- Applying Patches•10 minutes
- Synchronizing with Patches (Lab)•60 minutes
- A Gerrit Walkthrough (Lab)•90 minutes
- Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization Digital Badge•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Working with Other Developers (Ungraded)•30 minutes
- Managing Local and Remote Repositories•10 minutes
- Using Patches•10 minutes
- Advanced Git Interfaces: Gerrit•10 minutes
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Reviewed on Aug 10, 2019
Missed maybe some practical examples to follow-up during the course. With a dummy repository just for the course so students can play with it.
Reviewed on Sep 22, 2020
Very good course, explaining basics of git and distributed development.
Reviewed on Jan 30, 2020
This course gives an introduction to Git. The concepts are explained well.
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