Git & GitHub

Question 1

Version Control

Answer 1

Previous versions of a project are stored in the history so we don’t need to have a million separate files

Question 2

Some benefits of version control

Answer 2

Collaboration
Restoring old work
Centralizing progress tracking
Merging separate work together

Question 3

Git

Answer 3

A tool for version control! (created by Linus Torvalds)

Stores project files in repositories

Question 4

Repository

Answer 4

A central location where data is stored and managed

Question 5

9 simplified steps to creating a repo

Answer 5

1. Create a folder you want to become a repo (getting a box)
2. cd into the folder (opening the box)
3. touch index.html
4. edit index.html to your liking (making the gift)
5. git init
6. git add -A (putting the gift into the box)
7. git commit -m “write a message describing your changes” (sealing the box and adding a message)
8. Create a new repo in GitHub
9. Follow GitHub instructions starting with git branch -M main (send the gift to the recipient)

Question 6

Remote Addresses

Answer 6

The URL you send your project to to be stored on GitHub - (git remote -v)

Question 7

Push

Answer 7

sending outside of my machine

Question 8

Origin

Answer 8

recipient address (GitHub)

Question 9

Main or Master

Answer 9

Default branch

Question 10

Fork

Answer 10

Taking a copy of someone else’s repo on GitHub. This will save a new version to your account so you can edit the repo without messing up the original code.

Question 11

Parallelizing

Answer 11

Doing work on multiple machines at once while maintaining unified codebass