Meet the toolkit:
version control and collaboration

Data Science in a Box

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Doing data science

Programming:
- R
- RStudio
- tidyverse
- R Markdown
Version control and collaboration:
- Git
- GitHub

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Git and GitHub

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Git and GitHub

Git is a version control system -- like “Track Changes” features from Microsoft Word, on steroids
It's not the only version control system, but it's a very popular one

GitHub is the home for your Git-based projects on the internet -- like DropBox but much, much better
We will use GitHub as a platform for web hosting and collaboration (and as our course management system!)

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Versioning

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Versioning

with human readable messages

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Why do we need version control?

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How will we use Git and GitHub?

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How will we use Git and GitHub?

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How will we use Git and GitHub?

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How will we use Git and GitHub?

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Git and GitHub tips

There are millions of git commands -- ok, that's an exaggeration, but there are a lot of them -- and very few people know them all. 99% of the time you will use git to add, commit, push, and pull.

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Git and GitHub tips

There are millions of git commands -- ok, that's an exaggeration, but there are a lot of them -- and very few people know them all. 99% of the time you will use git to add, commit, push, and pull.
We will be doing Git things and interfacing with GitHub through RStudio, but if you google for help you might come across methods for doing these things in the command line -- skip that and move on to the next resource unless you feel comfortable trying it out.

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Git and GitHub tips

There are millions of git commands -- ok, that's an exaggeration, but there are a lot of them -- and very few people know them all. 99% of the time you will use git to add, commit, push, and pull.
We will be doing Git things and interfacing with GitHub through RStudio, but if you google for help you might come across methods for doing these things in the command line -- skip that and move on to the next resource unless you feel comfortable trying it out.
There is a great resource for working with git and R: happygitwithr.com. Some of the content in there is beyond the scope of this course, but it's a good place to look for help.

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Tour: Git and GitHub

Create a GitHub account
Verify your GitHub email
Adjust your GitHub settings for a more pleasant GitHub experience
- Settings > Emails > Uncheck "Keep my email address private"
- Settings > Emails > Update name and photo

Next week...

Work with R, RStudio, Git, and GitHub together!⁺

⁺Just like a real data scientist!

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Meet the toolkit:version control and collaboration

Data Science in a Box

datasciencebox.org

Course toolkit

Course operation

Doing data science

Git and GitHub

Git and GitHub

Versioning

Versioning

with human readable messages

Why do we need version control?

How will we use Git and GitHub?

How will we use Git and GitHub?

How will we use Git and GitHub?

How will we use Git and GitHub?

Git and GitHub tips

Git and GitHub tips

Git and GitHub tips

Tour: Git and GitHub

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Meet the toolkit:
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