Intro to Version Control | Git and GitHub

Get to understand version control and why it is important. Also, learn how to use Git and GitHub with a hands-on-practical session.

Nov 26, 2020, 2:00 – 4:00 PM

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About this event

Many great projects are built by communities. Properly keeping track of changes made to code, has in the past being a real problem. And this was of course on projects built by individuals and teams/communities. This is the problem version control solve

Version Control Systems do not only help in monitoring changes and code version history, but they also help in making collaborations on the same project possible. Git is the most popular version control software and GitHub is one of the many cloud-hosted Git services, that further promote code collaboration with the help of forks and pull requests.

During this event, Auwal, Program Manager for Developer Student Clubs, Sub Saharan Africa, will explain version control with a simple follow along practical on how to collaborate on GitHub.

When

When

Thursday, November 26, 2020
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM UTC

Agenda

Introductions and Chit Chat
Importance of Version Control and Git
Github, Git-as-a-Service that aids OpenSource
Q & A

Speaker

  • Muhammad "Auwal" Samu

    Google

    Program Manager, Google Developer Student Clubs, SSA

Organizers

  • Fidelis Egbuna

    D-NAJO ESTATE GLOBAL LIMITED

    GDSC Lead

  • Alo Precious Oluchukwu

    UI/UX Designer @tech4dev

    Co-Team Lead

  • Ephraim Umunnakwe

    Raym Initiative Ltd.

    Technical Team Lead

  • Stacy Okoye

    Zendit

    Data Analyst

  • Lois Chioma Uzoma

    CHOIS MEDIA

    Videographer

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