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Version Control

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What you'll learn

  • Implement Version Control systems 

  • Navigate and configure using the command line 

  • Use a GitHub repository. Create a GitHub repository

  • Manage code revisions

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There are 4 modules in this course

Learn how modern software developers collaborate across the world without messing up each other's code. You will look at the different version control systems and how to create an effective software development workflow. You will be introduced to some of the most commonly used Linux commands that you can use to work with files on your hard drive and create powerful workflows that will automate your work, saving you time and effort.

Finally, you will see how Git can be used in software development projects to manage team files. And you will create a repository that can manage code revisions.

In this module, you will learn about how modern software developers collaborate across the world without messing up each other's code. This involves using version control or subversion to bring order to the chaos of massive software projects that have the potential for mistakes and bugs. You will look at the different version control systems and how to create an effective software development workflow.

What's included

7 videos7 readings2 assignments

7 videos•Total 26 minutes
  • Introduction to the course•3 minutes
  • How do developers collaborate in the real world?•5 minutes
  • What is version control?•5 minutes
  • Case study: how Meta engineers collaborate•4 minutes
  • Systems of version control and tools•4 minutes
  • A history of revisions•4 minutes
  • Module Summary: Software collaboration•2 minutes
7 readings•Total 65 minutes
  • Course syllabus•5 minutes
  • How to be successful in this course•10 minutes
  • Version Control Git terminology•10 minutes
  • A history of version control•10 minutes
  • Version control in professional software development•10 minutes
  • Staging vs. Production•10 minutes
  • Additional Resources•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 36 minutes
  • Knowledge Check: Introduction to version control•15 minutes
  • Module Quiz: Software collaboration•21 minutes

In this module you will learn how to use the command line to execute commands in Linux. You will be introduced to some of most commonly used commands that traverse, create, rename, and delete files on your hard drive. You will learn how easy it is to use piping and redirection to create powerful workflows that will automate your work, saving you time and effort.

What's included

9 videos2 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt3 ungraded labs

9 videos•Total 37 minutes
  • The Command line•6 minutes
  • What are Unix commands?•4 minutes
  • Using Bash on Windows•4 minutes
  • Change directories and list contents•5 minutes
  • Creating and moving directories and files•4 minutes
  • Pipes•3 minutes
  • Redirection•7 minutes
  • Grep•3 minutes
  • Module Summary: Command Line•1 minute
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
  • Using Bash on Mac Terminal•10 minutes
  • Additional Resources•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 51 minutes
  • Self review: Make and change directories and files•12 minutes
  • Knowledge Check: Unix Commands•15 minutes
  • Module Quiz: Command Line•24 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • Discuss the challenges you encountered when making and changing directories and files•10 minutes
3 ungraded labs•Total 130 minutes
  • Introduction to Command Line: Checking the Working Directory•10 minutes
  • Create and Manipulate Directories and Files•60 minutes
  • Hands on Lab: Exploring Shell Commands for File and Text Processing•60 minutes

This module will help you to develop a strong conceptual understanding of the Git technology and how it is used in software development projects to manage team files. You will install Git, create a local repository, create a commit, create a remote repository and push commits to a remote repository.

What's included

12 videos8 readings4 assignments1 discussion prompt3 ungraded labs

12 videos•Total 54 minutes
  • What is Git and GitHub?•3 minutes
  • Creating and cloning a repository•5 minutes
  • How Git works•3 minutes
  • Add and commit•5 minutes
  • Branches•7 minutes
  • Remote vs. local•5 minutes
  • Push and pull•4 minutes
  • Example workflow•4 minutes
  • HEAD•6 minutes
  • Diff commands•4 minutes
  • Blame•6 minutes
  • Module Summary: Working with Git•1 minute
8 readings•Total 90 minutes
  • Installing Git on Windows•10 minutes
  • Installing Git on Mac•10 minutes
  • Create your GitHub account•10 minutes
  • Connecting to GitHub via HTTPS•10 minutes
  • Connecting to GitHub via SSH•10 minutes
  • Resolving conflicts•15 minutes
  • Forking•15 minutes
  • Additional Resources•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 55 minutes
  • Self review: Using a Repository •3 minutes
  • Knowledge Check: Git and GitHub •18 minutes
  • Self-review: Create a repository with forking•10 minutes
  • Module Quiz: Working with Git•24 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • Share the challenges you encountered creating a Git repository•10 minutes
3 ungraded labs•Total 180 minutes
  • Using A Repository•60 minutes
  • Hands on Lab:Resolving Merge Conflicts in GitHub Using Branches•60 minutes
  • Create a Repository with Forking•60 minutes

In this module, you will be assessed on the key skills covered in the Course.

What's included

2 videos3 readings2 assignments2 discussion prompts1 ungraded lab

2 videos•Total 5 minutes
  • Course recap: Version Control•3 minutes
  • Congratulations, you have completed Version Control•2 minutes
3 readings•Total 20 minutes
  • About this graded assessment•5 minutes
  • Solution: Managing a project in GitHub•10 minutes
  • Next steps, after completing Version Control•5 minutes
2 assignments•Total 39 minutes
  • Self review: Managing a project in GitHub•9 minutes
  • End-of-course graded assessment•30 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
  • Discuss the challenges you encountered when using the Diff command•10 minutes
  • What did you find most challenging in this course?•10 minutes
1 ungraded lab•Total 60 minutes
  • Exercise: Managing a project in GitHub •60 minutes

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It covers Git in a practical and beginner-friendly way. A few concepts could be organized a little more clearly, but overall it's a valuable and accessible learning resource.

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This course allowed me to gain insight, into a part of the programming profession that I was not even aware of.I highly recommend completing this course and even revisiting it periodically.

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This course helped me get comfortable working with command line basics, combined with Git/Github. There were few errors in labs or test but nothing that really detracted from the overall quality.

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