Getting started in Git using GitHub Desktop

BCC2020, July 17-19

Schedule:

00:00-00:30 - Welcome and introductions

• Welcome to Remo!
• Raise hand for help (Remo feature)
• Use the two-person tables for one-on-one assistance if needed.
• You can chat with people at your table or the general chat.
• If you haven’t already installed GitHub Desktop, now is a good time.
• At-table exercise:
  • In each group - nominate a scribe to take notes in our group HackMD document
  • Introductions - introduce yourself to the group and share what you’d like to learn from this session
  • Scribe: note down the learning goals

00:30-00:50 - What is open source? (Slides 1-9)

• Follow along online - what is open source?

00:50-01:00 - Git basics - working on your own. Slides 11-19

01:00-01:15 Exercises:

• Follow along online:
  • What is version control?
  • Practical exercise: Let’s get started with Git
  • Practical exercise: Websites with GitHub pages

01:15-01:30 Stop. Coffeetime. ☕️

01:30-02:00 - Git basics - collaborating with others

• Practical exercise: Cloning and Collaborating
• Within your group, create a shared repository and begin to add to it as a group. We’ll have fun learning how to pull request, merge, and resolve merge conflicts!

02:00-02:15 - Further resources and more advanced exercises - taking it forward!

02:15-02:30 - Q&A