I was trying to learn git and after searching a bit, I finally found some good open-source tutorials. Specifically, I followed those two tutorials, in this order:
- https://ohmygit.org/ (a computer application)
- https://learngitbranching.js.org/ (a website)
The second seems to cover a bit more advanced topics (it teaches more thoroughly about remote repositories)
Also after an alternativeto search, I found two more open-source resources:
- https://github.com/vishal2376/git-coach (an android application covering the very very basics)
- https://github.com/jlord/git-it-electron (An old computer application)
PS. Prior to these I had a basic git course, which I think wasn’t enough, but probably helped me either way and after this I had checked some git resources, which gave more of a rounded knowledge about git and I think are worth metnioning:
- https://jdsalaro.com/tutorial/git/index.html (this person is here on lemmy too)
- https://tom.preston-werner.com/2009/05/19/the-git-parable.html
- https://missing.csail.mit.edu/
- https://docs.codeberg.org/git/clone-commit-via-cli/
- https://github.com/SimonSchubert/LinuxCommandLibrary
Lastly, there’s the pro git book as well for anyone who wants to go even deeper: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2
It’s not at all gamified or fancy, but I find the official documentation to be excellent - a step well above the norm these days.
Bonus: Downloadable as an epub or pdf, creative commons license, and regularly updated.
Hehe, that’s why I added it at the end:) Looks cool indeed
I saw a browser game somewhere that taught vim keys/motions
Ohh that’d be a fun thing to do in the future
Vim seems powerful, might learn it better one day
Thank you, I was just looking into what git is and what I could use it for
It’s a version control system, in the absolute broadest sense of the word. You can look at the version of your code, you had yesterday. And your mate can create their own version of your code, which they can later send to you and you can combine it with your version.
So, in some sense, it’s a time machine and in the other sense, it’s the basis for how collaboration in software development works at all.
Probably the worst way to learn git is “as-you-go” in an actual project. Unfortunately that’s a common way to start, that’s definitely how I started. If I had to learn it again or teach it to somebody else, I’d make a super simple application, like a “Hello World” webpage, and learn and gain confidence with that.
Indeed, I think my next step is to make a test repo on codeberg and play around before using git more seriously
Oh god I’m just starting to learn a little shell and Python and now I find out git isn’t just a website with code on it
I reckon ill be using this bookmark for a while…
Just use a UI like vscode or git kraken
Knowing “how to use” the git command line is an exercise in delusion. You will only know the same small piece the UI tools know and if you get in trouble you’re going to stack overflow.
Just my 2¢ but disagree on this one. Where GUIs are usually powerful but inflexible, the CLI is both powerful and flexible. And getting into trouble usually means you have a print on the console that tells you exactly what happened and what concept or command to look up.
Matter of opinion and goals I guess, but if you want to understand git as a tool I recommend learning the CLI.
