Learn Git in a Month of Lunches

eBook Details:

• Paperback: 376 pages
• Publisher: WOW! eBook; 1st edition (October 1, 2015)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1617292419
• ISBN-13: 978-1617292415

eBook Description:

Learn Git in a Month of Lunches introduces the discipline of source code control using Git. Whether you’re a newbie or a busy pro moving your source control to Git, you’ll appreciate how this book concentrates on the components of Git you’ll use every day. In easy-to-follow lessons designed to take an hour or less, you’ll dig into Git’s distributed collaboration model, along with core concepts like committing, branching, and merging.

Git is the source code control system preferred by modern development teams. Its decentralized architecture and lightning-fast branching let you concentrate on your code instead of tedious version control tasks. At first, Git may seem like a sprawling beast. Fortunately, to get started you just need to master a few essential techniques. Read on!

What’s inside

• Start from square one-no experience required
• The most frequently used Git commands
• Mental models that orient your brain to how Git works
• Learn when and how to branch code

Learn Git in a Month of Lunches introduces the discipline of source code control using Git. Helpful for both newbies who have never used source control and busy pros, this book concentrates on the components of Git you’ll use every day. In easy-to-follow lessons that take an hour or less, you’ll dig into Git’s distributed collaboration model, along with core concepts like committing, branching, and merging. This book is a road map to the commands and processes you need to be instantly productive.