Additional Resources / Readings

Downloads

• Git software
• GitHub Desktop

Conceptual

• “Git for humans”
  • slides from Alice Bartlett on the essential concepts of Git

Tutorials and Setup Instructions

• “Version Control with Git”
  • Software Carpentry lesson on Git
• “How to Use Git/GitHub with R”
  • guide from David Keyes on an initial setup of Git/GitHub for R users
• “Happy Git and GitHub for the useR”
  • Detailed instructions and workflows for installing Git, connecting it with GitHub, and configuring RStudio to work with Git and GitHub

Useful Reference Materials

• “git - the simple guide”
  • guide from Roger Dudler on essential Git commands for the command line
• “Oh Shit, Git!?!”
  • guide from Katie Sylor-Miller on common troubleshooting fixes for Git
• “Markdown Cheatsheet”
  • A guide from Adam Pritchard on formatting of Markdown documents
• “Choose an Open Source License”
  • A guide for selecting an open source license

Specific How-To Guides

• “How to Write a Git Commit Message”
  • blogpost from Chris Beams about writing good commit messages
• “Understanding the GitHub flow”
  • GitHub documentation for a workflow for collaborative teams using Git branches and GitHub pull requests