Sessions at OSCON 2011 about GitHub

Tuesday 26th July 2011

• Git Foundations

  by Matthew J McCullough and Tim Berglund

  Matthew McCullough, trainer for GitHub.com, and Tim Berglund, co-presenter of the O’Reilly Git Master Class, will guide you through the fundamentals of Git in three hours of lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises. Since Git can be quite different than a centralized version control system, Tim and Matthew will map familiar terminology onto Git’s more collaborative version control vocabulary and put each new term into practice with demos and comparisons.

  Git is a technology that is best learned through actual use, and at nearly every step of this class you will be typing commands and evaluating what Git is doing both on the surface and at a deep mechanical level. With the mechanics and day-to-day commands introduced, we will advance to discussing Git-facilitated workflow ideas along with practical time-tested tips that will get you on the road to success with this revolutionary source code control system.

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Source Control

  At 9:00am to 12:30pm, Tuesday 26th July

  In Portland 252, Oregon Convention Center

Wednesday 27th July 2011

• Building and Maintaining a Project Community with Github

  by Andy Lester

  github.com has taken open source by storm, but it's more than just a code repository with the latest hot source control system. It's a new way of working with open source projects. This can create new human and technical challenges for existing projects. Learn how to take advantage of these new tools without getting overwhelmed.

  • Community
  • GitHub
  • Open Source

  At 11:30am to 12:10pm, Wednesday 27th July

  In E145, Oregon Convention Center

  Coverage slide deck