Pragmatic Version Control Using Git
Introduction:
# Whether you’re making the switch from a traditional centralized version control system or are a new programmer just getting started, this book prepares you to start using Git in your everyday programming.Pragmatic Version Control Using Git starts with an overview of version control systems, and shows how being distributed enables you to work more efficiently in our increasingly mobile society. It then progresses through the basics necessary to get started using Git.You’ll get a thorough overview of how to take advantage of Git. By the time you finish this book you’ll have a firm grounding in how to use Git, both by yourself and as part of a team. Learn how to use how to use Git to protect all the pieces of your project
# Work collaboratively in a distributed environment
# Learn how to use Git’s cheap branches to streamline your development
# Install and administer a Git server to share your repository
About the Author:
Travis Swicegood is part of the AppDev team at Ning helping to build the platform that lets you create a social network. He’s been programming professionally for nearly a decade, but would still be doing it for fun even if he was selling cars for a living.
He is actively involved in the development of several open-source automation tools in the PHP community, including several testing frameworks. He is also an active member of his local programming community, founding Lawrence Programmers. When not learning new programming languages or tools, he’s normally found on one of his many bikes, tasting his latest culinary creation, or experimenting with a new home brew.
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf
Publish Date: December 28, 2008
ISBN: 1934356158
pages: 190
Size: 6 MB
OReilly Version Control with Git
Version Control with Git takes you step-by-step through ways to track, merge, and manage software projects, using this highly flexible, open source version control system. Git permits virtually an infinite variety of methods for development and collaboration. Created by Linus Torvalds to manage development of the Linux kernel, it’s become the principal tool for distributed version control. But Git’s flexibility also means that some users don’t understand how to use it to their best advantage. Version Control with Git offers tutorials on the most effective ways to use it, as well as friendly yet rigorous advice to help you navigate Git’s many functions. With this book, you will: * Learn how to use Git in several real-world development environments * Gain insight into Git’s common-use cases, initial tasks, and basic functions * Understand how to use Git for both centralized and distributed version control * Use Git to manage patches, diffs, merges, and conflicts * Acquire advanced techniques such as rebasing, hooks, and ways to handle submodules (subprojects) * Learn how to use Git with Subversion Git has earned the respect of developers around the world. Find out how you can benefit from this amazing tool with Version Control with Git.
Publisher: OReilly
Publish Date: 06-2009
ISBN-10: 0596520123
Size: 5 MB
Pages: 330 Pages