I think that this video should be considered mandatory viewing if you're a developer using Git — the whole lecture starts from the basic data structures involved and builds from there, as opposed to the way that it seems many people approach Git: "What command do I run?" [this video]
Builds git from its data structures rather than commands
The "Missing Semester" is a collection of video lectures from MIT that covers the fundamentals of command line, git, vim, and other tools often overlooked in computer science courses. As a self-taught developer, I found it to be an ideal introduction to git. The series made me also pick up vim, and I have not looked back since. [this video]
The time is always there, but not letting getting angry about a change eat it up and providing an excuse ("I'll just procrastinate, that'll show them!") is key. That means taking the biggest hurdle to learning. Mngt/Life/You could have not forced the change, but that's how it goes. In case of git, try this: [this video]
Git lecture to help overcome frustration with learning git
As a helpful aside, in my experience, there are only about a dozen or so Git commands you need to do ninety percent of your work. You don't need to become a git zen master right away. 1. git init: to start a new repository 2. git status: checks your current state 3. git add -A: To begin tracking files 4. git commit -am: Commit all changes in the working directory with a message added on 5. git switch -c [branch name]: Create a branch and switch to it. (git checkout -b will do the same thing) 6. git switch [branch name]: switch between named branches 7. git merge[branch]: merge named branch into current branch 8. git branch [branch name] -D : delete branch if not tracked 9. git log --pretty=oneline: show a graph of commit history. 11. git push 12. git clone [repo]: Copy of a project/file onto your local computer. The comments also contain some additional advice. Here is a good introductory video: [this video]
Exactly. If anyone wants such a reference, there's the "Missing Semester" which is all about practicum. Lecture 6 is on Git: Lecture 6: Version Control (git) (2020) [this video]
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