This book teaches Git in a simple, visual, and tangible manner so that you can build a solid mental model of how Git version control works. Through the use of color, storytelling, and hands-on exercises, you will learn to use this tool with confidence.

The information is introduced incrementally so that you don't get bogged down with unknown terms or concepts. Learning Git is ideal for anyone who needs to use Git for personal or professional projects: coding bootcamp students, junior developers, data professionals, and technical writers, to name just a few!

This book covers how to:

• Download Git and initialize a local repository
• Add files to the staging area and make commits
• Create, switch, and delete branches
• Merge and rebase branches
• Work with remote repositories including cloning, pushing, pulling, and fetching
• Use pull requests to collaborate with others

Review

"This is an extremeley fun and accessible, and yet very thorough, guide for those who want to acquire a good working knowledge of Git." - Robert C. Martin ( Uncle Bob ) (Software Craftsman and Author of Clean Code)

"Anna has written the book that the Git community needs. No matter how you learn best, you can learn Git from this book." - Ben Straub (Developer and Coauthor of Pro Git)

About the Author

Anna Skoulikari is a creative, designer, educator, and tech communicator. She has professional experience working as a UX designer, frontend developer, and technical writer. She teaches Git through her highest rated online course on Udemy and online workshops. Her work benefits from her wide ranging experience in design, storytelling and communication which are all skills she combines to teach Git in a simple, tangible, and visual manner.