Git and Github

This guide is all about using source code control: Git and Github.

By the end of this, you should be confident with every day code control processes, including fetching the latest code and submitting a PR to merge your own changes.

Foundational briefing

Here is Git and Github for a PC or Mac audience:

https://chatgpt.com/share/68061486-08b8-8012-97bc-3264ad5ebcd4

Pulling latest code

I regularly add improvements to the course with new examples, exercises and materials.

Here are instructions for how to bring in the latest - the easy way, and the rigorous way!

https://chatgpt.com/share/6806178b-0700-8012-836f-7e87b2670b7b

Contributing your changes to the repo to share your contributions with others

I'd be so grateful to include your contributions. It adds value for all other students, and I love to see it myself! As an added benefit, you get recognition in Github as a contributor to the repo.

Here's the overall steps involved in making a PR and the key instructions:
https://edwarddonner.com/pr

Please check before submitting:

1. Your PR only contains changes in community_contributions (unless we've discussed it)
2. All notebook outputs are clear
3. Less than 2,000 lines of code in total, and not too many files
4. Don't include unnecessary test files, or overly wordy README or .env.example or emojis or other LLM artifacts!

Thanks so much!

Detailed steps here:
https://chatgpt.com/share/6873c22b-2a1c-8012-bc9a-debdcf7c835b

If you'd like to become a Git pro

If you want to go deep on using Git, here is a brilliant guide. Read this and you will know much more than me!

https://beej.us/guide/bggit/