RSE Bootcamp Part 2: Version control & project management

15 Jun 2023, 09:00 → 16 Jun 2023, 15:15 Europe/Berlin

online

organized in cooperation of Helmholtz Federated IT Services (HIFIS) and Helmholtz Information & Data Science Academy (HIDA)

RSE Bootcamp Part 2: Version control & project management

This course is the second unit out of three in our course series on “Research Software Engineering Bootcamp”. It provides a solid introduction into the practical usage of the version control system Git in combination with the collaboration platform GitLab.

The following contents await you:

Day 1: Version control

This day covers the basics of Shell and Git, whereby the introduction to Shell serves to understand and use Git. 

Topics:

• Shell
• Initial Git setup
• Basic Git workflow
• Feature branch workflow

 

Day 2: Project management

Building on your knowledge of day one, these course days will give a hands-on, fundamental introduction to the project management tool GitLab.

Topics:

• Working with the remote repository in GitLab
• Collaboration using GitLab Issues and GitLab Merge Requests

 

All workshop days cover alternating sequences of theoretical input and hands-on exercises, during which the instructors are available for quick feedback and advice.

 

Course Times

The course times are 9am – 3pm on each day (June 15 - 16). 

 

Registration 

To register, please press the register button below. Should you have trouble registering, please find here More info on AAI and step-by-step instructions.

Once you have registered, you should receive a confirmation e-mail.

If you do not receive such an e-mail (and it is not in the spam folder) please contact the organizer. 

NOTE: Registration will open May 17, 2pm. 

 

Thursday 15 June

09:00 → 09:30 Welcome and Introduction

09:30 → 14:45 Introduction to Git

09:30 Setting up your Environment

We set up the workshop working environment and introduce you to the basic shell usage.

09:50 Introduction to Version Control

We explain the version control basics.

10:05 Setting up Git

We configure the basic parameters of the Git client.

10:25 Creating a Repository

We create the Git repository which we use during the workshop.

10:40 Break

11:00 Tracking Changes

We introduce and practice the basic modify, add, commit workflow.

11:35 Exploring History

We explain how to work with the version history.

12:00 Lunch Break

13:00 Ignoring Things

We show how to avoid to accidently add files to the Git repository.

13:20 Feature Branch Workflow

We explain and practice the feature branch workflow.

14:45 → 15:00 Wrap Up

Friday 16 June

09:00 → 09:30 Welcome and Introduction

09:30 → 14:45 Introduction to GitLab

09:30 Introduction to GitLab

We explain the basics of GitLab and perform the basic setup.

10:00 Remote Repositories with GitLab

We explain the basics of using remote, shared repositories with GitLab. On this basis, we publish the local Git repository in GitLab and synchronize changes from/to the remote repository.

10:45 Break

11:05 Contribution Workflow: Issues and Merge Requests

We introduce a common contribution workflow on the basis GitLab issues and merge requests.

12:00 Lunch Break

13:00 Contribution Workflow: Team Exercise

First, we demonstrate the full contribution workflow. Afterwards, the participants practice the contribution workflow in pairs of two.

14:45 → 15:00 Wrap Up