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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Using Git for Distributed Development by The Linux Foundation

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About the Course

Course 4 focuses on using git for open source software distributed development. Git is a revision control system which arose out of the Linux kernel development community. Git was designed to help developers spread across the globe working on complicated projects coordinate their work in a rational way and keep track of everything they were doing. Overtime, Git has grown to be used by millions of projects today. This course gives you the opportunity to learn how to use git efficiently and make contributions in a relatively short amount of time. It will cover: How to install git How to initialize a repository How to make changes in a repository How to make changes in repositories available to others How to acquire changes made by other individuals How to find errors in your work and go back to earlier states of yoru projects How to make commits, diffs, merges, rebases. The course will help you get the skills to have a good understanding on how to use git. You will have a good knowledge about git workflows, identifying problems in your workflows, and finding solutions to solve these problems....

Top reviews

DA

Jun 13, 2020

It's a amazing class for me thanks coursera and Linux group and thank you instructor for the valuable information about Linux

TP

Apr 19, 2020

Best to course to learn the basics of git and a good platform to learn how to become a power user of git.

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By Adwait P

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May 17, 2020

Only reading and very less being taught. The slides don't keep you interested.

By Jose A M A

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Feb 23, 2020

maybe a project would be better. a simple txt files repo

By Jaime B

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Jul 16, 2020

It lacks a lot of real practice exercises

By Takahide M

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Aug 17, 2021

very difficult to understand.

By Akash S

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Oct 1, 2020

Instructor voice is not clear

By SANAMANDRA R K

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Sep 1, 2021

everything is good

By Carlos C

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Aug 29, 2021

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By Bruno P

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Oct 22, 2023

it's not engaging at all. it's too theoretical and not interactive at all. i had to watch some youtube videos to understand some topics...

By John O O

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Feb 24, 2019

Don't like this course! A lot of text... :(