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Whether you're making the switch from a traditional centralized version control system or are a new programmer just getting started, this book prepares you to start using Git in your everyday programming.
Pragmatic Version Control Using Git starts with an overview of version control systems, and shows how being distributed enables you to work more efficiently in our increasingly mobile society. It then progresses through the basics necessary to get started using Git.
You'll get a thorough overview of how to take advantage of Git. By the time you finish this book you'll have a firm grounding in how to use Git, both by yourself and as part of a team.
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Travis Swicegood is the "Performance Guy" for SugarCRM, Inc. He does performance testing and tuning to one of the most successful open-source PHP products to date. He's been programming professionally for nearly a decade, but would still be doing it for fun even if he was selling cars for a living.He is actively involved in the development of several open-source automation tools in the PHP community, including several unit testing suites. When he's not learning new programming languages or tools, he's normally found on one of his many bikes, tasting his latest culinary creation, or experimenting with his home brew creations.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Git is an immensely versatile set of tools which can add so much more to your development process than a centralised SCM like Subversion.
Before I read this book, however, I'd been using Git for about a year and still had not moved very far from the old workflow I'd followed with Subversion.
Reading Pragmatic Version Control Using Git gave me a better understanding of some of the commands I'd already been using, and also of those I hadn't yet used. I've now significantly expanded the repertoire of Git commands in my daily development. For me, Git is no longer just a version control tool, but a power-tool for agile development, experimentation and hacking.
Like many others in the Prag Prog series, the book follows a narrative style based around an example development project, the repository for which is available from GitHub. This didn't slow me down through the bits I already knew, however, since the repository for each individual chapter is available separately.
In the Appendices is also a reference of common Git command usages, so the book's usefulness will continue long after you've finished your first reading.
Before I read this book, however, I'd been using Git for about a year and still had not moved very far from the old workflow I'd followed with Subversion.
Reading Pragmatic Version Control Using Git gave me a better understanding of some of the commands I'd already been using, and also of those I hadn't yet used. I've now significantly expanded the repertoire of Git commands in my daily development. For me, Git is no longer just a version control tool, but a power-tool for agile development, experimentation and hacking.
Like many others in the Prag Prog series, the book follows a narrative style based around an example development project, the repository for which is available from GitHub. This didn't slow me down through the bits I already knew, however, since the repository for each individual chapter is available separately.
In the Appendices is also a reference of common Git command usages, so the book's usefulness will continue long after you've finished your first reading.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Great resource on learning Git quickly
29 Dec 2008
Format:Paperback
I would recommend this book to anyone interested in Git:
- It explains concepts clearly and succinctly without being dry
- It's short: you can go through this book in a day or two.
- It succeeds in explaining what Git is and what the main most useful features are without going into unnecessary details. For anything in depth, Git manual is an excellent complementary source of information.
- The book organized in a way that reminds me of classic K&R "The C Programming Language": a short introductory tutorial showcasing main tools and then more in-depth explanation of these tools in the following chapters. I find this type of organization to be most conductive to my learning process.
The book has proven to be very useful to me in getting up to speed on Git quickly and deserves a 5 star rating.
- It explains concepts clearly and succinctly without being dry
- It's short: you can go through this book in a day or two.
- It succeeds in explaining what Git is and what the main most useful features are without going into unnecessary details. For anything in depth, Git manual is an excellent complementary source of information.
- The book organized in a way that reminds me of classic K&R "The C Programming Language": a short introductory tutorial showcasing main tools and then more in-depth explanation of these tools in the following chapters. I find this type of organization to be most conductive to my learning process.
The book has proven to be very useful to me in getting up to speed on Git quickly and deserves a 5 star rating.
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Good book, but somewhat disappointing..
19 Mar 2009
Format:Paperback
it's wonderful to have a book on git out early. it's a great way to get started with git. the amount of content is somewhat skimpy. that's fine. i don't necessarily prefer books that are voluminous. but you get to the end of the book and you've gone through all of the examples and you get this sense that you haven't really grokked it. i just watched the youtube video of linus' speech on git at google, and i left with an understanding of the essence of git that i feel i didn't get from the book.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Short, Sweet, and Good
2 Feb 2009
Format:Paperback
You hear a lot about GIT in the Ruby and Rails world - which makes you wonder: What is so bad about Subversion?
Turns out, nothing. But GIT has some definite advantages which are clearly and succinctly explained in the book. It doesn't assume previous knowledge about version control systems, which is nice for people just getting their feet wet with this kind of software.
Instead of simply telling you how to do something, it also explains why you would want (or need) to do it. And what problems could arise. And how to work around them.
It also explains how you can start using it yourself, even if the rest of your group is still using Subversion. It turns out that GIT can play quite nicely with that popular piece of software - which should encourage hesitant people to take the plunge.
Turns out, nothing. But GIT has some definite advantages which are clearly and succinctly explained in the book. It doesn't assume previous knowledge about version control systems, which is nice for people just getting their feet wet with this kind of software.
Instead of simply telling you how to do something, it also explains why you would want (or need) to do it. And what problems could arise. And how to work around them.
It also explains how you can start using it yourself, even if the rest of your group is still using Subversion. It turns out that GIT can play quite nicely with that popular piece of software - which should encourage hesitant people to take the plunge.
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