4 Day workshop: Getting Git: A Beginner’s Guide to Version Control and the Terminal

By Prelude

Mon Apr 14, 09:00 - Thu Apr 17, 23:00

Event is online

ABOUT


Git can feel intimidating at first, but with the right foundation, it becomes a powerful tool in your developer toolkit. This hands-on workshop will demystify Git and version control, focusing on key concepts, essential commands, and practical workflows.


You’ll learn to track changes in your code, collaborate with others, and recover from mistakes. Along the way, we’ll get comfortable using the terminal to execute Git commands and build habits for a smooth development workflow.


No prior experience with Git or the terminal is needed—just a willingness to lean into the learning!


### What we will cover


- **What is Version Control**: Understand the purpose of Git and why version control is essential for developers.

- **Understanding the Git graph structure**: To understand git, it's useful to be able to visualise what is happening under the hood

- **Getting Started with Git**: Install Git, configure your environment, and create your first repository.

- **The Git Workflow**: Learn the three stages of Git (Working Directory, Staging Area, and Commit History) and how they work together.

- **Essential Git Commands**: Practice foundational commands like init, add, commit, status, and log.

- **Branching Basics**: Understand branches and why they’re crucial for collaboration. Learn to create, switch, and merge branches.

- **Undoing Mistakes**: Discover how to undo changes safely with commands like checkout, reset, and revert.

- **Connecting to Remote Repositories**: Push and pull changes to/from platforms like GitHub.

- **Introduction to the Terminal**: Gain confidence navigating the terminal, managing files, and running Git commands effectively.

- **Github fundamentals**: Github is one of many online platforms that help you set up, manage and collaborate on Git repos. Learn the basics of this powerful platform and what it can do for you


### Hands-on exercises


Participants will work on interactive exercises to reinforce learning, including:


- Creating and managing a new Git repository for a simple project.

- Simulating a typical Git workflow: making changes, staging files, committing updates, and viewing history.

- Experimenting with branching to work on features or bug fixes independently.

- Resolving common issues like merge conflicts in a guided and approachable way.

- Pushing a project to GitHub and collaborating with a partner on a small task.


### Who should attend


This workshop is for anyone new to Git or the terminal. Whether you’re just starting out in programming, transitioning into development, or looking to boost your confidence in version control, this workshop will set you on the right path.


## How this will work


This is an online workshop. Ticket holders will be emailed joining information so that they have access to our chat platform, meetings and course material.


When the workshop begins, you will be given access to the course materials. You will be able to move through them at your own pace.


You will be given access to a group chat where you will be able to talk to your peers and ask questions at any time, no restrictions.


Your instructor will only be present at specific times throughout the day. During these times you can expect:


  • progress calls with the group
  • fast turnaround time on any questions asked
  • hands on care and attnention


While the instructor is not on duty, you will still be able to keep moving forward. You will not be forced to keep the same pace as the group because different people need different things and have different time commitments. Your questions and needs will still be monitored at this time, but you can expect faster responses while the instructor is on duty.


## Times


The instructor will be available in the following time slots every day:


  • 09:00 to 13:00 GMT+2
  • 19:00 to 23:00 GMT+2


You need only attend one of these per day, totalling 16 hours of direct support time.


When you purchase a ticket, you will be asked which time slot you prefer.


If you have any questions, please email hello@prelude.tech