W01 Learning Activity: Git and the GitHub Workflow
Overview
Throughout the course you will be working with your team on the same learning project. Not only will you need to manage tasks but also the shared code and your individual contributions to the team. Git technology will provide the ability to collaborate effectively, track changes, and publish to a common project location.
Prepare
Git is a version control system that allows you to track changes in your code and collaborate with others. GitHub is a web-based platform that uses Git for version control and provides additional features for collaboration, such as pull requests and issue tracking.
The activity will introduce you to some basic skills in GitHub including:
- Understanding repositories, branches, commits, and pull requests.
- Creating a branch, a commit, and a pull request.
- Merging a pull request.
Activity Instructions
- Complete the following 4-Step course on GitHub workflow: An Introduction to GitHub – github.com
Additional Resources
- Git – MDN
- Git – git-scm.com
- GitHub Skills