Git and GitHub

Description

Git is a powerful version control system allowing to record, access, and restore the history of projects. After setting up remotes on the internet or other network, Git is also a mighty collaboration tool.

In this workshop, we will:

• Explain what version control is and what the benefits are,
• Get you started with Git,
• Use the popular online Git repository hosting site GitHub to introduce a workflow typical of many companies.

Prerequisites

• Install Git:
  • Windows users: install Git for Windows from https://gitforwindows.org/
  • MacOS and Linux users: install Git from https://git-scm.com/downloads
  • Sign up for a free GitHub account at https://github.com/

If you don’t want to type your password all the time and if you feel up to the challenge, you can try to set up SSH for your account