What we have discussed so far:

• “Initializing a Git repository is simple: git init”

• use git status a lot

• use git add - git checkout - git commit workflow:

  • git add every change that improved things.
  • git checkout every change that made things worse.
  • git commit as soon as you have created “a nice self-contained unit”.

• this workflow creates a story (find a balance between saving often and commiting)

• take care of writing informative git commit messages

• maintain clean working area:
  • use .gitignore for untracked files
  • “All files should be either tracked or ignored”
• use branches to experiment and to work on things in parallel; then if you do:
  • branch often
  • keep the master branch as clean as possible
  • always make sure you work on a branch you want to work on (use git branch or git status)
• it is good to have a remote host for your repository:
  • e.g. use web services like GitHub, GitLab, etc.

Links

• https://git-scm.com/doc

• http://sethrobertson.github.io/GitBestPractices/
• https://try.github.io/
• http://gitready.com/
• http://git-school.github.io/visualizing-git/
• http://documentup.com/skwp/git-workflows-book