Book Name: | Pro Git Book |
Category: | Software Engineering |
Free Download: | Available |
Pro Git by Scott Chacon, Ben Straub
Pro Git (Second Edition) is a completely up-to-date guide to Git and its use in today’s world. Git has come a long way since it was first created by Linus Torvalds for Linux kernel development. It has taken the open source world by storm since its inception in 2005, and this book will teach you how to use it like a pro. Effective and well-implemented version control is critical to any successful web project, large or small. In this book, you’ll master the world of distributed release workflows, learn how to get the most out of Git’s distributed capabilities, and how to extend Git to fit your needs. Written by Git experts Scott Chacon and Ben Straub, Pro Git ( Second Edition) builds on a highly successful first edition and is now fully updated with Git 2.0 and essential chapters on GitHub. This is the best book for your Git needs. Read more…
What youll learn
- Effectively use Git, either as a programmer or a project leader
- Become a fluent Git user
- Master branching, using Git on the server, and on other systems
- Integrate Git in your development workflow
- Migrate programming projects from other SCMs to Git
- Extend Git for your personal project needs
- Effectively use GitHub
Who this book is for
- This book is for all open source developers: you are bound to encounter Git somewhere in the course of your working life. Proprietary software developers will appreciate Gits enormous scalability, since it is used for the Linux project, which comprises thousands of developers and testers.
Table of contents :
1. Getting Started
2. Git Basics
3. Git Branching
4. Git on the Server
5. Distributed Git
6. GitHub
7. Git Tools
8. Customizing Git
9. Git and Other Systems
10. Git Internals
Pro Git
Author(s): Chacon, Scott;Straub, Ben
Publisher: Apress, Year: 2014
ISBN: 9781484200766,1484200764