Refresh Boston
another refreshing city
Our Next Event
Git, Version Control and You
- When
- Thursday, March 1st at 6:30PM
- Where
- Microsoft NERD Center, 11th Floor
- Who
- Jeff Byrnes
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About This Presentation
When it comes to keeping track of how a file has changed from one iteration to the next, we turn to a variety of methods, many of which can fall short. Keeping multiple copies of the same file ("final FINAL", anyone?), using backup tools like Time Machine, or even trusting to memory or handwritten notes. This can make tracking down a troublesome update to a file difficult at best, and impossible at worst.
Thankfully, there are a number of version control systems out there. Most notable today is one called Git, and it is a very lightweight, simple-to-use, and fast version control system, primarily aimed at text and text-like files, which makes it great for programmers, writers, and anyone who generates lots of text.
Jeff will introduce you to a number of core topics surrounding version control, and Git, as well as step through the most basic setup and commands for a Git repository.
About The Speaker
Jeff Byrnes is an accomplished web developer and Mac technician, having worked in the computer industry for the last 7 years. While his education is in music, he continually builds his technical abilities, and has skills in HTML5, CSS3, PHP, jQuery-based JavaScript, and MySQL, as well as maintaining his Apple Certified Macintosh Technician status. He’s lived in Boston since 2002, loves to travel, and is a certified SCUBA diver.
Who's Coming?
An RSVP isn't required, but it helps us figure out how much food to order.
76 People are Attending
grant staublin
Sophia Whitfield
Chris Heinen
Avishai Steiner
Ben Valentine
Josh Boon
Theresa Silver
Graham Schmidt
Carolyn Griffel
Deborah Byrnes
Dan Triant
Niaja Farve
Jon Bernhardt
Bala Rathakrishnan
Tyler Kemp-Benedict
Morgan O'Neill
Corina Acosta
Travis Beebe
Mike Lok
Rohit Mehta
john muller
Event Sponsors
- The NERD Center is Microsoft's research & innovation campus in Cambridge, and host to many groups & events, including Refresh Boston.
- Fork, send pull requests and manage all your public and private git repositories with GitHub
- Mad*Pow presents the 2nd annual Healthcare Experience Design Conference.
- Wufoo makes it easy to create forms on the web and start collecting data in minutes.
- Refresh Boston is organized by Hanerino, a design studio that specializes in attractive, accessible interfaces for web & mobile.
Interested in sponsoring a future Refresh Boston event? Read about the benefits and get in touch.