I want to talk about Git, simply put, It is one of the most important tools a programmer needs to learn. The team at Founders & Coders know this, and have made week 1 revolve around it.

$git clone
$git checkout -b branch
$git branch -d branch
$git add .
$git commit -m "comment"
git push origin branch
git pull origin master
git merge master

These commands may look alien to you if you are yet to tackle Git, they may look too simple if you are already a programmer, our first week has revolved around getting a hang of not just how these commands work, but when, and in which order they should be used.

After 5 days, I can safely say that I have conquered the very basics of git, and this is not because I’ve read a lot of books or completed some fantastic tutorials: Intro to Git. It is because I have spent a majority of the last few days using git, and that is what I will recommend to anyone who wants to nail down the basics of git.

One thing I will before you get started, find a partner. Git is one of the easiest things to do on your own, but it’s when you are part of a team and you come across and resolve a git merge conflict, will you truly understand the basics of Git

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