Online Short-Seminar: Version Control Basics

Date: 

Wednesday, May 20, 2020, 1:00pm to 1:30pm

Location: 

Countway ONLINE

Final_v2_rev3_final_FINAL.docx got you down? Version tracking, or version control, is the management of changes to any file or document. Version control is like a savings program for your project. Implementing a file versioning strategy at the beginning of your research project will help to avoid confusion amongst collaborators and avoid lost time and effort trying to recover the "right" version of a file.

This virtual session will review a few ways for tracking different versions of a file, focusing on using git for version control.

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize why version control is useful
  • Identify ways to implement version control
  • Distinguish between Git and GitHub
  • Demonstrate the basics of how Git works
  • Find additional training and get help

Instructor: Julie Goldman, Research Data Services, Countway Library, julie_goldman@hms.harvard.edu

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