Module 1: Introduction, Shell, Git

Resources

• Slides
• Notebook (GitHub)
• Exercises (GitHub)

Lecture content

This session is concerned with navigating the file system in a shell and your first steps with git.

• Shell navigation on Windows or Unix-based systems
• Git
  • Motivation
  • How git works
  • Staging files
  • Committing

Going further

• Markdown: basic syntax
• More git with videos from Net Ninja: branches, collaborating with merges, pull requests

Learning objectives

Methods

• Students navigate the file system in a shell
• Students clone repositories from GitHub
• Students stage and commit files in git

Content

• Students describe what a git repository is
• Students explain what a git commit is
• Students understand that git commits are not created automatically
• Students discuss the difference between modified files, staged files and committed files

Personal

• Students do not fear shells or programming

Social

• Students come up with one solution as a group. One person types, everyone contributes

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