Course 4 focuses on using git for open source software distributed development. Git is a revision control system which arose out of the Linux kernel development community. Git was designed to help developers spread across the globe working on complicated projects coordinate their work in a rational way and keep track of everything they were doing. Overtime, Git has grown to be used by millions of projects today. This course gives you the opportunity to learn how to use git efficiently and make contributions in a relatively short amount of time. It will cover:
Using Git for Distributed Development
Using Git for Distributed Development
This course is part of Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization
Instructor: Jerry Cooperstein
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Wonderful course!!! It provides the fundamental concepts for developing with Git and also Gerrit.I got a clear idea of git used for development purpose for software.
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Excellent Course..I recommend everyone to take this course to learn Linux,Git
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Reviewed on Aug 10, 2019
Missed maybe some practical examples to follow-up during the course. With a dummy repository just for the course so students can play with it.
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