Day 3 - Git/GitHub Setup and Basics

Housekeeping

• CPNT 201 Assignment 2
• First Dasa Day tomorrow
• Homework posted for Friday

Slides: Git and GitHub

Today’s Exercises

Dev Life

• Quality of Life Tips
• Files, directories and naming conventions

Review

• Command Line Basics
• Command Line Activity: Follow the white rabbit

Git Setup and Activities:

• Installing Git for the first time
• First-time setup
• Activities:
  • Clone Happy
  • Publish a webpage with Git and GitHub Pages
• Optional: Connecting to GitHub using SSH

Early Dismissal Activity

Class will be dismissed once 90% of the class has:

1. Created a GitHub Account;
2. Installed Git;
3. Configured their Git Identity (name and email);
4. Pushed a repo with 4 commits, including the Initial Commit;
5. Submitted a link to their repo as a comment to this Activity in Brightspace.