Intro to Git & Github Workshops

June 7th–8th, 2021
Discord

If you’ve ever wondered what Git and GitHub are and why they are so popular, then join us for this 2-day virtual workshop, where you’ll get hands-on with Git software and the Github platform!

We’ll explore:

  • The Command Line Interface
  • Basics of version control
  • Essential git concepts, such as commits, branches, conflicts, and local vs remote
  • repositories
  • Core features of Github - including collaboration via Pull Requests

So -  whether you are a total beginner with little/no coding experience, or an intermediate level developer looking to sharpen your skills, there’ll be something for everyone!

Our lead instructors:

  • Katie Sanderson - Software Engineer @ Goldman Sachs
  • Zahra Waheed - Bioinformatician @ EMBL-EBI

Our assistant instructors:

  • Kim Diep - Software Engineer & Tech Coach @ Tech Returners
  • Shannon Farvolden - Software  Engineer @ Pace

Agenda

Day 1: Monday June 7th, 6:30-8:30pm (BST) :

  • Command line interfaces
  • Version control systems
  • Git: commits, branches, conflicts, etc

Day 2: Tuesday June 8th, 6:30-8:30pm (BST) :

  • Git: local vs remote repositories
  • GitHub

IMPORTANT

You must attend both workshops so only RSVP if you can attend the Monday and Tuesday evening. There are workshop prerequisites which we will email you a few days beforehand, as well as the Discord join information if you're not already in there.

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