On Sat, 08 Jul 2017 08:12:19 +0100 Michael J Jackson <[email protected]> wrote:
> I try and get these points over to students: > > * Git and Github are not synonyms. > * Git is a version control tool, one of many. > * Github is a project/repository hosting service, one of many. > * There are situations where you'd definitely want to use Git but > will not be able to use GitHub e.g. hosting sensitive/personal > code/docs/data that must be held on servers in known locations and > with known security qualities and not just "somewhere" in the world. Exactly the same here. Inigo > > Cheers, > Mike > > Quoting "Waldman, Simon" <[email protected]> on Sat, 8 Jul 2017 06:41:06 > +0000: > > > 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! > > > > 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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: > > Friday, July 7, 2017 at 12:07 PM To: Software Carpentry Discussion > > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > > > Cc: John Poole <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>, > > > Bryan > Johnston > > > <[email protected]<mailto:[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. 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