Practicing Git at UC Santa Cruz
Ready to learn about version control through git?
Version control is...
... a system that manages and tracks changes to code, enabling collaborative development and preserving the history of contributions.
Cloning a repository...
... Cloning a repository means creating a full copy of a remote code repository on your local computer.
"Adding", "committing" and "pushing" changes...
Adding: Marking changes to be made, Committing: Save added changes, and Pushing: Upload your commits to the repository.
You need to fork when...
You want to make changes to a repository you don't have writing privileges to.
More about open source
Free, open source software is software that is
shared freely and available to build upon. It is a
powerful way to apply your skills to impactful projects
and social causes. You can participate by writing or
reviewing code, answering users' questions,
translating the interface to another language, making
video tutorials to help new users, and myriad other
ways. Open source software is often produced by lots
of contributors collaborating across countries and disciplines, and
this event specially welcomes beginners to that style
of collaboration.
Open source participation is one way to gain
practical skills and make connections that will last
you through your career. Volunteer staff will include
professionals and academics who use open source
daily.
About the Contributor Catalyst Program
The Contributor Catalyst Program is a 8 week program that teach young inspired
computer science undergrade about Open source programming. It also teaches you about
how to use GitHub,Git,and teahces you other importent skill that you can use
and take with you once you are done with the program.
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