Learning Software Version Control

Course details

Software version control is crucial for modern software creation. It helps to manage changes, prevent errors, and preserve codebases, which allows developers to develop software in mutually supportive, safe, secure, and collaborative work environments. As a result, software version control has become a required skill set for almost every developer in the industry.

Join instructor Carlos Solis as he offers practical tips to help you better understand the architecture of some of the most common implementations and frequently used tools in software version control. Carlos brings you up to speed with the core concepts and best practices for leveraging powerful tools such as Git, Azure Repos, Subversion, Perforce Helix Core, Mercurial, and more. Upon completing this course, you’ll be ready to start comparing all the available options and pick the best software version control tool for you.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Getting started with version control

1. Software Version Control Concepts

02 - What is software version control
03 - What is a repository
04 - Adding, removing, and ignoring files
05 - How a repository works
06 - Branching and merging
07 - Error handling

2. Git

08 - How Git works
09 - Creating Git repositories
10 - Basic Git commands
11 - Reverting code to a previous version
12 - Git branching and merging
13 - GUI clients and IDE integration
14 - GitHub and other Git online services
15 - Challenge - Send one commit to a different branch
16 - Solution - Send one commit to a different branch

3. Azure Repos

17 - How Azure Repos works
18 - Creating Azure DevOps repositories
19 - Add and remove files on Azure Repos

4. Subversion

20 - How subversion works
21 - Creating subversion repositories
22 - Adding and removing files
23 - Reverting code to a previous version
24 - Subversion branching and merging

5. Perforce Helix Core

25 - How Helix Core works
26 - Creating Helix Core repositories
27 - Basic Helix Core commands
28 - Reverting code to a previous version
29 - Helix Core branching and merging

6. Mercurial

30 - How Mercurial works
31 - Creating Mercurial repositories
32 - Basic Mercurial commands
33 - GUI clients and IDE integration
34 - Reverting code to a previous version
35 - Mercurial branching and merging

Conclusion

36 - Selecting the right software version control for you
37 - Next steps