Course 4 focuses on using git for open source software distributed development. Git is a revision control system which arose out of the Linux kernel development community. Git was designed to help developers spread across the globe working on complicated projects coordinate their work in a rational way and keep track of everything they were doing. Overtime, Git has grown to be used by millions of projects today. This course gives you the opportunity to learn how to use git efficiently and make contributions in a relatively short amount of time. It will cover:
This course is part of the Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Git and Git Installation
Working with Git
Working with Other Developers
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- 5 stars71.96%
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- 2 stars1.51%
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TOP REVIEWS FROM USING GIT FOR DISTRIBUTED DEVELOPMENT
Good. But more practical training would have been more interactive, and less boring.
Wonderful course!!! It provides the fundamental concepts for developing with Git and also Gerrit.
I got a clear idea of git used for development purpose for software.
Best to course to learn the basics of git and a good platform to learn how to become a power user of git.
Very good course with so much information and easy to understand.
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