Install Fest

Before we even start to type a single line of code, we'll need to set-up your environment with the following tools:

Environment Set-Up

A code hosting platform for version control and collaboration, where developers can store and share their projects.

Some commonly used terms that we'll be using in class:

Repository -The location where all the files for a particular project are stored
Fork - Creating a personal copy of someone else's project.
Clone - Making a copy of the repo into your local computer. This repo copy lives on your computer instead of on website’s server.
Pull Requests - When you fork a repo, make a revision to the project and want to be recognized by the original developer, you can create a pull request, so the author of the original repository can see your work and decide whether or not to accept it into the official project.

Version control system created by Linus Torvalds that allows you and the team to keep track of every modification to the code

git clone url - copies the forked repo into your computer
git branch - lists all existing branches
git checkout branch - switches into a different branch
git branch branchName - creates a new branch
git checkout -b branchName - adds and switches into the new branch
git fetch - downloads all changes from the remote but doesn't integrate into HEAD
git pull - downloads all changes and directly integrates into HEAD
git merge branch - merges updated changes into current branch
git status - list all new or modified files to be committed
git add filename - snapshots the file in preparation for versioning
git commit -m “descriptive message” - records file snapshots permanently in version history
git push - uploads all local commits to your Github