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Topic: Version Control

1. Lesson: Introduction to VCS
2. Lesson: Common Terminology in Use
3. Lesson: Git and GitHub in Practice
4. Lesson: Familiarize Git Patterns in Use
5. Assessment: Assessment

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Lesson 1

Introduction to Version Control Systems

Self Learning Duration

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Lecture Duration

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Lab Tutorial Duration

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Self learning content

None

Lecture content

Discuss the need of a Version Control System in software development. There is no need to teach the internal architecture behind version control models. Awareness and the values that a version control system provide are more important at this stage.

• Evolution of version control systems
• Traditional models: File Locking, Version Merging, and Baselines
• Distributed models: Branch Repositories, Pull Requests, and Integrator Workflow

Lab and tutorials

None

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Lesson 2

Common Terminology in Use

Self Learning Duration

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Lecture Duration

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Lab Tutorial Duration

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Self learning content

Learn and try to get familiar with common usage of Git Commands as instructed in this simple guide before coming to class:

rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide

Lecture content

Discuss briefly about common terminology in use:

• Repository, Branches, and Trunk
• Fork, and Clone
• Fetch, Pull, and Push
• Checkout, Commit
• Merge, Conflict, and Resolve
• Pull Requests

Lab and tutorials

First, learn briefly about following version control tools and create hello-world project using each of the tool:

• TFVC project using Azure DevOps, and
• Git project using GitHub

Then, migrate the TFVC hello-world project on Azure DevOps to your choice of Git repository, preferably GitHub.

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Lesson 3

Git and GitHub in Practice

Self Learning Duration

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Lecture Duration

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Lab Tutorial Duration

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Self learning content

Complete the Week 1 of the following free course on Coursera before coming to class:

coursera.org/learn/introduction-git-github

Lecture content

Discuss the techniques from: coursera.org/learn/introduction-git-github

• Using Git Locally
• Working with Remotes, and
• Collaboration

Lab and tutorials

First, watch and try to get familiar with GitHub Pages to create your own Blog as illustrated in this video tutorial:

youtube.com/watch?v=RaKX4A5EiQo

Next, create a Blog on GitHub using GitHub Pages. Use the repository name as blog and publish all the lab and tutorial blog posts written during the course so far.

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Lesson 4

Familiarize Git Patterns in Use

Self Learning Duration

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Lecture Duration

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Lab Tutorial Duration

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Self learning content

None

Lecture content

• Discuss what Git Patterns are and why they are important
• Explain the differences of each Git pattern:
  • GitFlow Workflow
  • Trunk-based Development
  • Forking Workflow
• Prepare the students to use Git by providing basic understanding of applying various Git patterns and their values

Lab and tutorials

Write a Blog post (~200 Words) regarding one of the following topics. In the blog post, include the reference as citation blog content.

• How Git is different from Subversion
• Why Trunk-based development has become popular than GitFlow branching strategy
• How Facebook Engineering Team use Git patterns
• What are Conventional Commits and how can it save time

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Assessment 1

Version Control

MCQ assessment (~20 Questions) verifying the understanding of the students in purpose and terms of version control. Preferably use a gamified assessment tool such as Kahoot.