Git Init is an introductory workshop to Git and GitHub, organized by the NIBM Computing Society.

1. $ Git Init
Suvin Nimnaka.
GitHub Campus Expert.
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2. Hi!
I’m Suvin.
GitHub Campus Expert | Software Engineer
University of Colombo School of Computing
Email: hello@suvin.me | Twitter: @tikirimaarie
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4. Version
Controlling
But first, let’s discuss about…
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5. Version
Controlling
Version control is the practice of tracking
and managing changes to software code.
Helps manage changes to source code
over time.
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6. Version Controlling back in the day…
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7. Better
Security
We need a better system that provides…
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Clean
History
Open
Source :wink
Collaboration
Faster
speeds
Branching
Scalability
Integrity

8. Introducing…
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9. Git
/ɡɪt/ or /jɪt/
● Git is a distributed Version Control System.
● Free and open source
● Small footprint
● Allows Collaboration
● Lightning Fast
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10. How git works.
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Pull
Push
Push
Push
Pull
Pull
Central
Repository

11. How git works cont.
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Pull

12. GitHub?
( It’s Capital H people! )
Wait, What is
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14. GitHub
/ɡɪthʌb/ or /jɪthʌb/
● GitHub is a cloud-based service that helps
developers store and manage their code, as
well as track and control changes to their
code.
● Provides a user friendly UI.
● Provides a complete ecosystem for
developers to write and ship code.
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15. Git !== GitHub
Keep in mind that,
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16. Let’s see some
action!
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Demo 1

17. Meet
Avin!
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GitHub Campus Expert (Trainee) @ NIBM
Our volunteer for the demos today.
(with permission from his parents ofc 😂)

18. Branching
With that being said, let’s move onto..
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19. How git branching works
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20. Let’s Branch!
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Demo 2

21. Pull Requests
You saw it!
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22. What is a Pull Request (PR)
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A pull request is a request to
merge changes from a
developer's branch into the
main codebase of a project.

23. Let’s create a
PR
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Demo 3

24. What if you are
using someone
else’s Repo?
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Demo 4

25. That’s all!
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RECAP

26. Can you do a recap of
the Git stuff we
learned so far?
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with the help of slides
SWAG!!!

27. The Basics
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Pull

28. And also…
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29. There’s more…
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30. Now, we build
something!
● We will build a joke collection.
● Goto my demo repository.
● Take a fork
● Clone it to your laptops
● Create a file in you name - avin.txt
● Add a joke (Yes just Google it :D )
● Push it to your fork
● Send a PR
demo5/6
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Merge
Conflicts!

32. What is a merge
conflict?
A merge conflict occurs when there are
conflicting changes made to the same file in
a code repository.
This typically happens when multiple
developers are working on the same file at
the same time, and they make changes that
conflict with each other.
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33. How can I
resolve them?
VS Code has built-in support for merge
conflict resolving.
You can either accept current change,
accept incoming change or accept
both.
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34. JKS!
Questions?
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35. What is GitHub? How
did it start?
Who’s the CEO?
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SWAG!!!

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GitHub Student Developer Pack

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GitHub Community Sri Lanka 󰏶

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Thank You
For Being
Awesome!
Email: hello@suvin.me
Twitter: @tikirimaarie
GitHub Community SL Discord:
https://discord.gg/wqf45G5EBv