SIH Introduction to version control using git

This course is aimed at researchers, students, and industry professionals who want to learn about version controlling their code (or text files).

This course is adapted from Version Control with Git by staff from the Sydney Informatics Hub (Michael Lynch and Darya Vanichkina).

Trainers

• Michael Lynch (Research Software Engineering Group Lead)
• Kristian Maras (MSc Quant Fin)
• Nathaniel (Nate) Butterworth (PhD Computational Geophysics)
• Tim White (PhD Astrophysics)
• Darya Vanichkina (PhD Bioinformatics, SFHEA)

Course pre-requisites and setup requirements

• No previous programming experience is required.
• Training will be delivered in-person, so you will need your own laptop with a stable internet connection and the ability to install your own software.

Code of Conduct

We expect all attendees of our training to follow our code of conduct, including bullying, harassment and discrimination prevention policies.

In order to foster a positive and professional learning environment we encourage the following kinds of behaviours at all our events and on our platforms:

• Use welcoming and inclusive language
• Be respectful of different viewpoints and experiences
• Gracefully accept constructive criticism
• Focus on what is best for the community
• Show courtesy and respect towards other community members

Our full CoC, with incident reporting guidelines, is available here.

Setup Instructions

Please complete the Setup Instructions before the course.

If you have any trouble, please get in contact with us via email ASAP.

All materials copyright Sydney Informatics Hub, University of Sydney