Shiny ponies! I like those! Will be there if I do not get booked for some exotic locale like Provo, UT.
Best -F Steve Scaffidi wrote: > Since the March meeting is almost upon us, I just wanted to start discussion > on what people would like to do vis-a-vis git. > > My idea is pretty simple - I would like to do a tutorial-style workshop > where people can follow along on their laptops to use git and see it in > action. > > I would cover the following: > > - Core concepts (~15 min) > - the creation of git (who why etc) > - "the Zen of git - unlearn what you know" > - git terminology > - local vs remote repos > - origin, head, master, checkout/commit vs pull/push > - how git is related to traditional version control systems (TVCS) > - what git does better than TVCS > - what git doesn't yet do better than TVCS > > - Getting started (~25 min) > - starting a new project with git > - getting an existing project into git (one that isn't already using > source control) > - making your own private remote repository > - NOTE: making a repo public is really something to be left for > another day > - HOWEVER, I would mention that it's insanely simple and flexible. > > - Working alone with git (~20 min) > - getting code from an existing git repo (for example perl!) > - hack hack hack > - commit hack commit hack > - commit push hack commit hack commit push > > - Working with others with git, the traditional way (~20 min) > - you pull from the repo > - someone else pulls from the repo > - you're both pushing... how to keep in synch > > Anyhow... I obviously need to plan this carefully. There's a lot of > information, but using git is surprisingly straight-forward... > > I know that the basics of getting started and using it for real work can be > covered in one meeting. It's just a matter of avoiding all the "git fanboi > hype OMG linus! shiny! ponies!" and instead focusing on "when you want to > get X done with TVCS, you do Z with git" :) > > > > Shortly before the meeting I could send an email to this list showing people > where to get git for their chosen platforms, perhaps with install > instructions... that will save time for instruction :) > -- _________________________________________ -- "'Problem' is a bleak word for challenge" - Richard Fish (Federico L. Lucifredi) - [email protected] - GnuPG 0x4A73884C _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
