Intro to GitHub (Activity)
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|'''Author''' || Stoney Jackson, Heidi Ellis, Nick Yeates | |'''Author''' || Stoney Jackson, Heidi Ellis, Nick Yeates | ||
Revision as of 03:18, 17 August 2015
| Title |
Introduction to Git and Github |
| Overview |
Learner will get started with Git and Github by working on a remote repository shared by other workshop learners. How to fork, edit, and push with Git. See Git_Activity_2 for the next in the series. |
| Prerequisite Knowledge | A rudimentary understanding of command-line usage would be helpful, but not required. |
| Learning Objectives | Upon completion, you will be able to
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Background
For the impatient, you may skip down to the [Directions] section and get started. If you would prefer an overview of Git first, there are some great introductory videos on Git's site: http://git-scm.com/ . Namely:
- Git Basics: What is Version Control?
- If you are new to version control, or just want to gain a deeper understanding of it, this is 6 minutes of your life well spent.
- Watch the video
- Git Basics: What is Git?
- This 8 minute video gives you a quick overview of git, why it exists, who it serves, what it can do, and explains some of its advantages.
- Watch the video
- Git Basics: Get Going with Git
- This 4.5 minute video gives you an overview of installing and configuring git, as well as how to set up your first git repository. You could try to follow along and attempt each step, but I recommend just observing for now and appreciating the simplicity of setup. Later you'll complete a tutorial that will have you perform these same steps.
- Watch the video
- Git Basics: Quick Wins with Git
- Still not convinced? Need more reasons to use Git? Whether you are gearing up for a water cooler debate about version control systems, or you just want to get a better understanding of the Git philosophy and the features that implement those philosophies, this 5 minute delivers.
- Watch the video
Directions
- Complete http://try.github.com.
- Log into GitHub.
- Fork this repository.
- In your forked copy, add your information to rollcall.md.
- Issue a pull request back to this repository.
Deliverables:
The teacher, who is in charge of the upstream repository, will get the pull request. A proper pull request, with a relevant commit comment and edited file are expected.
Assessment:
| Criteria | Level 1 (fail) | Level 2 (pass) | Level 4 (exceptional) |
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| Install Git | Could not get it installed - errors that they couldn't get around and didnt come to get help for | Installed with few issues | Installed and put in correct directory |
| Configure Git | Did not enter personal info and email (reflected by commits) | Set it up with personal info (name, email) | Set it up and put in special settings not normally mentioned |
| Fork a GitHub repository | Forked it to incorrect space or could not fork it and didnt come for help | Forked it to local space | Forked it with correct context etc |
| Make changes to a repository | Incorrect or no file changed | rollcall.md file edited and but personal info not added | rollcall.md file edited and personal information added |
| Commit changes to a GitHub repository | Did not commit changes | Commit comment is relevant but lengthy | Commit comment is relevant and concise |
| Issue pull requests to an upstream repository | No pull request received and no effort to gather help to fix it | Upstream repo received pull request with commits asked for | Upstream received descriptive pull request |
Comments:
What are some likely difficulties that an instructor may encounter using this activity? Students may get caught up on which order to enter commands into the command line. Review resources at http://git-scm.com/doc
Additional Information:
| Knowledge Area/Knowledge Unit | SE - Software Engineering / SE Tools and Environments from ACM_Body_of_Knowledge |
| Topic | Software configuration management and version control |
| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Estimated Time to Completion | 30-60 minutes |
| Materials/Environment |
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| Author | Stoney Jackson, Heidi Ellis, Nick Yeates |
| Source | https://github.com/foss2serve/git-activity |
| License | Licensed CC BY-SA |
| Additional Information |
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Suggestions for the Open Source Project:
Suggestions for an open source community member who is working in conjunction with the instructor.
- Explain to students what SCM tool they use. If it is not git, explain how it differs.
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