Introduction to Git & GitHub

hands-on
research data management
basic bioinformatics
ELIXIR
live training

Introduction to Git & GitHub

Target Audience:
VIB PhD student
VIB postdoc
VIB staff scientist
VIB group leader or expert
VIB administrative support
VIB technical support
Flemish academic or researcher
Non-Flemish academic or researcher
Industry professional
Location:

Ghent

Building 75 (CMB building),
4th floor - room: L4

Duration:

2 days

General context

This workshop will take you through the basic use of Git and GitHub. Git is a free and open source distributed version-control system designed to maintain code, track changes, recover old versions and collaborate with other developers. 

Learning outcomes

Get you started with Git from zero (note that if you already use Git, this workshop will be too basic for you). We'll explore Git on the command-line and its interaction with GitHub. 

  • Introduction, set-up & configurations
  • Working locally: Create a repository, clone, edit, staging commits, commit & push
  • Working with your history & logs
  • Working in a project: Branching & pull requests
  • Collaborate with other people in your project

During the workshop we also briefly discuss how you can setup a collaboration project.  

Event intended for

This course is intended for researchers who are learning or using a programming language (R, Python, ...) and might have an existing project with code or text files that need track of changes. If you intend to make your code collaborative, bonus points for you!

Required skills

IMPORTANT! Some basic knowledge of the command-line is advised for this course (e.g. this tutorial). 

Trainers

Bruna Piereck
VIB Training & Conferences - Trainer picture - Bruna Piereck
VIB Training & Conferences / ELIXIR, BE

Bruna Piereck is a bioinformatics trainer at VIB and ELIXIR-BE training coordinator deputy. She obtained a Master and PhD degree in Molecular Genetics, with a focus on Bioinformatics from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil, in 2019. During her PhD, she had the chance to collaborate with the university of Luxembourg and the McGill university in Quebec Canada for a short time. Ever since she has been involved with teaching and research and Since March 2022, she joined VIB with the mission of teaching and assist other trainers in a variety of topics.

Contact Bruna Piereck :
Alexander Botzki
VIB Training & Conferences / ELIXIR, BE

Alexander Botzki at the Flemish Institute of Biotechnology, Belgium has with his group the mission of providing technology training in domains of VIB Technologies, Bioinformatics & AI, Software Development, and Research Data Management. Between 2014 and 2022, he was head of the VIB Bioinformatics Core. From September 2009 to July 2014, he was responsible for the roll-out of E-Notebook (electronic lab notebook) to VIB's researchers within 75 research groups.

Before joining VIB, Alexander worked on various computational biology projects for Algonomics (bought by Lonza, 2008-2009) and DevGen (now Syngenta, from 2006-2008). During Alexander's PostDoc at Sanofi Aventis in Strasbourg, he executed various virtual screening campaigns on the compound selection of the merged enterprise. He received his doctoral degree with the group of Prof. Dr. Armin Buschauer (University of Regensburg, Germany) on 'Structure-based design of hyaluronidase inhibitors'.

Contact Alexander Botzki :

Program

Configurations & Introduction
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Coffe Break
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Routine usage part 1 (status-stage-commit)
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Lunch
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History & Versions
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From Git to GitHub
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Coffe Break
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Routine usage part 2 (stage-commit-push)
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Recap from 1st day
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Collaborating in GitHub
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Coffe Break
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Collaborating in GitHub (Activity)
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Lunch
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Solving Conflicts
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Coffee Break
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Working with Branchs
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Coffee Break
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Working with Fork
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Practical info

Location & Venue

16 May 2023 - 17 May 2023

Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II

Technologiepark 75
9052 Zwijnaarde
Belgium

Public transport

16 May 2023 - 17 May 2023

Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II
Public transport

From Ghent Sint-Pieters station, you can take a bus to Technologiepark. Please check Routeplanner De Lijn for schedules.

Bike

16 May 2023 - 17 May 2023

Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II
Bike

Looking for a custom cycling route? Try the online cycling route planner to easily and quickly identify the fastest, safest and/or most scenic route to any destination in Ghent.
Cycling route planner
 

Shared bicycles:

Several providers are active in the area.
Take a look at their platforms:
- Indigo Weel Pro app
- Bluebike
- DOTT
- BOLT eBikes
- Donkey Republic

There are also some public bicycle pumps at the park.

Route description

16 May 2023 - 17 May 2023

Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II
Parking

Route description

There is only one entrance to Technologiepark. At the entrance, please take a ticket  - Parking is only allowed in regular parking spots (for instance in front of the building) and in the parking tower. Parking alongside the roads or in other places where there is no regular parking is prohibited.

Venue contact

16 May 2023 - 17 May 2023

Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II
Extra information

Info for trainer
Elixir code: 7546