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Introduction to Version Control with Git

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This course is an introduction to version control with Git for data scientists.

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Version control is one of the power tools of programming. It allows you to keep track of what you did when, undo any changes you decide you don't want, and collaborate at scale with other people. This course will introduce you to Git, a modern version control tool that is very popular with data scientists and software developers, and show you how to use it to get more done in less time and with less pain.
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    Basic workflow

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    This chapter explains what version control is and why you should use it, and introduces the most common steps in a common Git workflow.

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    What is version control?
    50 xp
    Where does Git store information?
    50 xp
    How can I check the state of a repository?
    50 xp
    How can I tell what I have changed?
    100 xp
    What is in a diff?
    50 xp
    What's the first step in saving changes?
    100 xp
    How can I tell what's going to be committed?
    100 xp
    Interlude: how can I edit a file?
    100 xp
    How do I commit changes?
    100 xp
    How can I view a repository's history?
    50 xp
    How can I view a specific file's history?
    50 xp
    How do I write a better log message
    100 xp

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  • Anıl B.
    3 months

    it covered all the important things i think

  • Dorota G.
    3 months

    Very cleary and understandable course

  • Mohamed C.
    4 months

    The course is well written and the exercises allow to make the knowledge into practice. The course show how to work with GIT using the CLI. Running the GIT commands through GUI shoukd be added

  • Michael F.
    6 months

    As a user of Git in a basic way, this course clarified a lot of things and makes it easier to move on to more comprehensive use

  • James O.
    6 months

    Great lesson

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"it covered all the important things i think"

Anıl B.

"Very cleary and understandable course"

Dorota G.

"The course is well written and the exercises allow to make the knowledge into practice. The course show how to work with GIT using the CLI. Running the GIT commands through GUI shoukd be added"

Mohamed C.

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