Guides: Version Control

Updated for Spring 2017! Here are some useful tips for this class and other classes as well.

Version Control

For this class, your later assignments will be submitted via GitHub, so you will want to start using Git (or even use SVN).

Install a client

One of the easiest solutions (for some) is to install

• GitHub Desktop

There are also other clients like SourceTree and GitKraken.

or if you like working in right in Windows Explorer, use one of these:

• TortoiseGit
• TortoiseSVN

Now Mac users have a similar product that works in Finder:

• Free - Limitted to only 1 repo

  • SnailGit - Free
  • SnailSVN - Free

• Paid version - Unlimitted repos

  • SnailGit -$6.99
  • SnailSVN - $8.99

Using a client

Once you have something installed, then you can read:

• How to get a repo from GitHub

If you decide to go with a Tortoise product, then you may want to read:

• Working with Tortoise

After you have that inital connection to the GitHub repository then you can read:

• How to get updates from a GitHub repo
• How to submit your changes to a GitHub repo

Client documentation

Here are some links to documentation to the clients that we will support:

• GitHub Desktop
• TortoiseGit
• TortoiseSVN

Other helpful links

• GitHub Glossary
• Git Cheat Sheet - Nice little guide for using Git via command line.