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Git

Introduction

Version Control Systems

Version Control System (VCS)
- Keeps old versions
- Centralized "Master" copy
- Ability to record a reason for a change
Why?
- See above!

CVS

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SVN

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Git

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History

First release 11 years ago
Built for large codebases
- Linux Kernel (Millions of lines)
Works well for small projects too
- Your programming exercises ;)
Stigma of complexity

Questions

Who has heard of Git? (before today)
Who used Git before?
Who was forced to use Git?
Who feels comfortable with it?
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Who thinks it's black magic?

While we're on the topic...

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Complexity

Single-user version control is hard...
- Manage Versions
- Record Changes

Multi-user version control is really hard!
- Conflict resolution
- Branching
- Sharing

Stop! Story Time

Demo our repository with
- Command line
- git cola

Recommendations

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git cola