Utilising Source Code Management with Git

Course details

Being versatile to implementing change when working in a software development team is important during the development process. Keeping your code up to date and connected with other members of your team is an important aspect of development. Revision/version control allows developers to make changes and review their code implementing changes that have been made, often by other team members. A number of different applications are currently available for the revision control process making these tools a helpful asset to any development team.

This programme is aimed at inpiduals who are interested in the software development and want to learn more about version control software with a focus on the open source SCM tool Git.

Programme Aims and Objectives

The aim of this programme is to provide the learner with a strong foundation in the area of source code management with git.

On completion of this programme the inpidual will have the skills to:

• Set up a Git repository for software development
• Create Git branches
• Manage Git branches
• Create and manage tags
• Explore Git repositories through the web
• Make changes to repositories
• Undo mistakes made by other developers

Programme Content

The programme is delivered through tutor led classes. Topics covered during this programme include:

• Structure of different revision control tools and how they differ from each other e.g. centralised, distributed
• Introduction to Git – Originally developed by Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, git has quickly become a leading version control tool in the open source and proprietary software world
• Hosting your own SCM server what options exist
• Outline of the common functions used by each tool during the daily software development lifecycle
• Managing branches and creating tags
• Remote access to servers to allow access to repositories by team members
• Web server setup and constraints