gaybro8777 / github-techtalk

Slides for a friendly introduction to version control and GitHub in gov.

This repo is home to the slides for a TechTalk presentation made by Sara Cope on 5/9/2017 for GSA IT staff. Feel free to remix and reuse.

Slides are available to view in your browser. Hint: use your spacebard to navigate within the slides.

A .pdf of the slides is also available.

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Title: Get to Know Version Control with GitHub

Description:

Version control software allows multiple people to manage changes to a project at the same time without getting in each other’s way. At GSA, we use it to help share and collaborate on open source software but it can be used for many other things as well.

In this session, we’ll talk about the basics of version control, look at how you might use it on your projects and take a tour of the GitHub ecosystem. This is a beginners session and no coding experience is required.

Item	Requirement
Session time	30 minutes + time for questions
Intended Audience	GSA IT staff who have no or basic knowledge of version control and GitHub
Pre-requisite knowledge	None
Materials	None
Delivery medium	Remote and synchronous

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this lesson, attendees will be able to:

• Give a short explanation of version control
• Explain the difference between Git and GitHub
• Understand the basic offerings of GitHub and how these can be used for different projects
• Follow GSA policy for GitHub accounts

Set Up

There is no required setup for this session.

Materials

GSA policy and SOP for GitHub.

Outline

Time	Topic
1	Topic introduction
1	Review agenda
3	Intro scenarios
2	Version control basics
2	Version control types
1	What is Git
1	What is GitHub
1	How is GitHub different from Git
1	What are some of the basic terms
5	GitHub flow by way of burgers
5	Use cases for how folks use GitHub in GSA and around gov
3	Exploring the GitHub ecosystem
1	GSA policy for GitHub accounts
1	Training resources
1	Next steps
1	Closing