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Basic Git & Github for designers, visual learners, and everyone else.

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Overview

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Share, contribute work, and collaborate with others using GitHub and the power of Git! In this class you will get step-by-step instructions on how to install Git on your computer, set up your own GitHub account and create your first project.

This class was created by a designer for anyone that learns more efficiently by seeing as opposed to just reading. Git and GitHub aren’t just for people that write code. They are tools for collaboration! Even if you’ve never written a line of code in your life, you can use these tools to share ideas, images, and just about any kind of file that you create.

Syllabus

  • What Version Control Is
  • Get Git Up and Running
  • Staging and Committing
  • Creating Alternate Futures - Branching and Merging in Git
  • Terminal Time Travel - Moving HEAD Around + Branching and Merging
  • Set up your GitHub Account
  • Cloning & Forking - An Overview of GitHub Workflow
  • Cloning a GitHub repo - Live demo
  • Forking a GitHub repo - Live demo
  • Merge Conflicts & Final Assignment

Taught by

Marc Nischan

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