In this episode, Amy and James explain the fundamentals of git and their most-used commands. They also explain basic different workflows, if you're working with a team or by yourself.

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Show Notes

0:00 Introduction
- James's new camera: Sony A6400
- The Way Down on HBO Max
4:38 What is git? And why would you use it?
8:09 git is Different than GitHub / BitBucket / GitLab
10:41 Sponsor: ZEAL
12:13 How do you use it?
- GitHub Desktop
- Tower
- Within VS Code
14:25 Basic Commands
- git init
- git clone
- git commit
- git remote
- git push
- git pull
- git checkout
22:08 Sponsor: DatoCMS
23:02 Merge Conflicts
24:58 Team Strategies
28:48: Sponsor - Vercel
30:07 Best Practices
- gitmoji
33:32 Pull Requests
36:38 Grab Bag Questions
36:55 Question #1 - How early into learning development should I learn?
39:59 Question #2 - Best way to implement CI/CD?
43:17 Question #3 - Common mistakes and our biggest git mistake?
46:12 Question #4 - Best git command flow?
- Amy's git series on YouTube - git for Beginner
- Atlassian git resources
47:53 Question #5 - Best way to work with a Team and git?
- Amy's YouTube Channel: Best Practices for Teams
48:56 Picks and Plugs
49:10 Amy's Pick - Cometeer Coffee
49:52 Amy's Plug - Advent of CSS
50:35 James's Pick - Snack Magic
51:31 James's Plug - Advent of JavaScript