Module 1: Intro, Shell, Git

Ressources

• Lecture
• Exercises

Lecture content

This session is concerned with navigating the file system in a shell and your first steps with git.

• Shell navigation on windows or unix based systems
• Git
  • Motivation
  • How git works
  • staging files
  • committing

Going further

• Markdown: basic syntax
• More git with videos from Net Ninja
  • branches, collaborating with merger, pull requests

Learning objectives

Methods

• Students navigate the file system in a shell
• Students clone repositories from GitHub
• Students stage and commit files in git

Content

• Students describe what a git repository is
• Students explain what a git commit is
• Students understand that git commits are not created automatically
• Students discuss the difference between modified files, staged files and committed files

Personal

• Students do not fear shells or programming

Social

• Students come up with one solution as a group. One person types, everyone contributes