GIT – practical approach to group work

Course objectives

Introduction to the GIT version control system, including server and client features. Presentation of rules for using GIT in group work. Acquiring practical knowledge enabling participants to work with the GIT version control system.

Benefits

• Participants get to know:
  • what a version control system is
  • what a GIT repository is
  • selected GIT servers (GitLab in detail)
  • GIT clients: GitKraken, Visual Studio Code
  • basic GIT commands (command line)
  • branch creation strategy
  • code review using pull requests
  • basics of the CI/CD process
  • best practices for working in an agile team using GIT
• Participants acquire detailed knowledge, allowing them to:
  • correctly use a branching strategy
  • effectively use GIT commands
  • use GIT on their workstation
  • create repositories and manage them on a server (on the example of GitLab)

Training scope

• Types of version control systems
• Popular GIT servers
• Popular GIT clients
• GitKraken and VisualStudio clients in detail
• Key GIT commands (command line)
• Creation of repositories using the GitLab server
• Advantages of GIT branch strategy
• Best practices for branch creation
• GitFlow vs. group work
• Pull requests and their using in code reviews
• Introduction to continuous integration/deployment on the example of GitLab
• Best practices for working with the code in agile teams
• Practicing the gained knowledge (over 10 exercises for participants to do individually)

Audience

People involved in the software development process (developers, testers, DevOps). Knowledge of any programming language and issues related to the software development process is required.