On Fri, Jul 7, 2017 at 11:41 PM, Waldman, Simon <[email protected]> wrote:
> Surely these are two different things, doing two different jobs? Git > (either command line or through a GUI) on the local machine, and Github for > the remote repo? > > > > Or is there a local GUI that also goes by the name of Github? If so, I > recommend **great** care in describing this; if I’m confused by reading > it on the discuss list, I can only imagine that learners will be too! > > There is a Github desktop client! https://desktop.github.com/ Indeed, very confusing. > > > *From:* Discuss [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Anelda van der Walt > *Sent:* 08 July 2017 06:33 > *To:* Bond, Steve (NIH/NHGRI) [F] > *Cc:* Software Carpentry Discussion; John Poole; Bryan Johnston > *Subject:* Re: [Discuss] Git lesson alternative > > > > Hi Steve, > > > > Thanks very much for sharing! > > > > I've been wondering how we can simultaneously give a broader exposure to > GitHub GUI as I (since I'm not a software developer but often collaborate > with others on GitHub) mostly use GitHub and haven't had to use git command > line probably for a year now because I could do everything I needed in the > GUI. Not that I am promoting not teaching the command line way of using > git, but for people who've never ever encountered version control it might > be more accessible to first build a mental model by learning GitHub and > then going to the next step of learning the command line tool. > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Anelda > > > > On Fri, Jul 7, 2017 at 6:49 PM, Bond, Steve (NIH/NHGRI) [F] < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Anelda, > > We have stripped out the entire Dracula example from our workshop at the > NIH, switching to a conversions script example (dollars to cents, feet to > meters, etc). We have also chosen to focus heavily on the GitHub UI, > instead of some of the terminal commands that GitHub otherwise hides. > > https://github.com/biologyguy/git-novice > > So it doesn’t tie in with gap minder, but we do have our attendees writing > little programs. > > There are still some significant kinks though, particularly when we get to > the collaboration and conflict resolution sections. The last time we ran > the workshop a significant gap developed between the faster and slower > paced learners that was difficult to accommodate as instructors. > > -Steve > > > > > > *From: *Anelda van der Walt <[email protected]> > *Date: *Friday, July 7, 2017 at 12:07 PM > *To: *Software Carpentry Discussion <[email protected]> > *Cc: *John Poole <[email protected]>, Bryan Johnston <[email protected] > > > *Subject: *[Discuss] Git lesson alternative > > > > Hi all, > > > > We'll be running a Software Carpentry workshop later this month and was > discussing the git-novice lesson again today... We would really like to > show people how real code can be put under version control in git/GitHub as > opposed to showing the Dracula story. I know this conversation has come up > several times, and some instructors have started to teach git on the > morning of day 2 so that in the afternoon, when they continue with the > Python lesson, they can show how it can be used with git. Does anyone have > an edited version of the git lesson that allows for integration with the > Python gapminder lesson perhaps? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Anelda > > > ------------------------------ > > Founded in 1821, Heriot-Watt is a leader in ideas and solutions. With > campuses and students across the entire globe we span the world, delivering > innovation and educational excellence in business, engineering, design and > the physical, social and life sciences. > > This email is generated from the Heriot-Watt University Group, which > includes: > > 1. Heriot-Watt University, a Scottish charity registered under number > SC000278 > 2. Edinburgh Business School a Charity Registered in Scotland, > SC026900. Edinburgh Business School is a company limited by guarantee, > registered in Scotland with registered number SC173556 and registered > office at Heriot-Watt University Finance Office, Riccarton, Currie, > Midlothian, EH14 4AS > 3. Heriot- Watt Services Limited (Oriam), Scotland's national > performance centre for sport. Heriot-Watt Services Limited is a private > limited company registered is Scotland with registered number SC271030 and > registered office at Research & Enterprise Services Heriot-Watt University, > Riccarton, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS. > > The contents (including any attachments) are confidential. If you are not > the intended recipient of this e-mail, any disclosure, copying, > distribution or use of its contents is strictly prohibited, and you should > please notify the sender immediately and then delete it (including any > attachments) from your system. > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.software-carpentry.org/listinfo/discuss >
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