Current Assignment(s)

A2: My First Repository
Due: Recommended by Monday, 5.21

"Your Development Environment"

Topic 02 Overview

01. The Flow of Information

Internet Protocols

Absolute and Relative URLs

02. File Management

Directories ("Folders")

03. GitHub.com

Git Version Control

A Standard Tool

04. GitHub GUI

GitHub Desktop Application

GitHub Desktop App Installation Guide

05. Developing with Git

Part 1 - Creating a Repo

Part 2 - Connecting to the Repo

Part 3 - Pushing to GitHub.com

Part 4 - Adding New Files

Part 5 - Tracking Changes

06. Intro to Linking

Internal Linking

Same-Level Linking

Deeper-Level Linking

Self-Assessment (Optional)

File-Naming Quiz

A Standard Tool

“Yes, but why are we using a VCS?”

I want you to use the principles of GIT so that you can track incremental changes to your work throughout your weekly assignments.
- This will allow you to see your own change history.
- This will allow you to try things, and know that if they do not work well, you can easily go back to what you had working before.
Your git repositories (or repos) can easily be integrated with GitHub.com (discussed in the next section), which has some definite benefits:
- Built in distributed cloud backup for free.
- A free hosted webspace. (This is how you will submit assignments during most of the course).
- This allows us to easily see your work/code and track the changes you made during the weekly development cycle.
The last reason you will be using GIT and GitHub.com is because they are standard industry tools in both commercial and research facilities. Your familiarity and comfort with GIT will make you a better future collaborator.