Learning Git: A Hands-On & Visual Guide • Anna Skoulikari & Helen Scott

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Anna Skoulikari - Author of "Learning Git" & Senior Technical Writer
Helen Scott - Developer Advocate at JetBrains & Co-Author of "Getting to Know IntelliJ IDEA"
RESOURCES
Anna
https://twitter.com/AnnaSkoulikari
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annaskoulikari
https://www.annaskoulikari.com
https://github.com/annaskoulikari
https://www.udemy.com/course/git-learning-journey

Helen
https://twitter.com/HelenJoScott
https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenjoscott
https://www.helenjoscott.com
https://github.com/helenjoscott

Links
https://learning.oreilly.com/get-learning/?code=LEARNGIT23
Trisha & Helen: https://youtu.be/pfinplXtrkA
DESCRIPTION
This book teaches Git in a simple, visual, and tangible manner so that you can build a solid mental model of how Git version control works. Through the use of color, storytelling, and hands-on exercises, you will learn to use this tool with confidence.
The information is introduced incrementally so that you don't get bogged down with unknown terms or concepts. Learning Git is ideal for anyone who needs to use Git for personal or professional projects: coding bootcamp students, junior developers, data professionals, and technical writers, to name just a few!
This book covers how to:
• Download Git and initialize a local repository
• Add files to the staging area and make commits
• Create, switch, and delete branches
• Merge and rebase branches
• Work with remote repositories including cloning, pushing, pulling, and fetching
• Use pull requests to collaborate with others
* Book description: © O'Reilly
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Anna Skoulikari • Learning Git
Trisha Gee & Helen Scott • Getting to Know IntelliJ IDEA
Michael Nygard • Release It! 2nd Edition
Tomasz Lelek & Jon Skeet • Software Mistakes & Tradeoffs
Ashley Peacock • Creating Software with Modern Diagramming Techniques

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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Simplified Git: A journey from fear to mastery (00:02:57)

3. A practical guide to mastering Git (00:07:16)

4. The rainbow project (00:15:32)

5. Decoding the audience for this book (00:21:01)

6. A user-tested approach to technical writing (00:31:07)

7. Resources (00:36:51)

8. Outro (00:38:57)