Pro Git Author: Scott Chacon | Language: English | ISBN:
1430218339 | Format: PDF
Pro Git Description
Git is the version control system developed by Linus Torvalds for Linux kernel development. It took the open source world by storm since its inception in 2005, and is used by small development shops and giants like Google, Red Hat, and IBM, and of course many open source projects.
- A book by Git experts to turn you into a Git expert
- Introduces the world of distributed version control
- Shows how to build a Git development workflow
What you’ll learn
- Use Git as a programmer or a project leader
- Become a fluent Git user
- Use distributed features of Git to the full
- Acquire the ability to insert Git in the development workflow
- Migrate programming projects from other SCMs to Git
- Learn how to extend Git
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 Git’s enormous scalability, since it is used for the Linux project, which comprises thousands of developers and testers.
Table of Contents
Getting Started Git Basics Git Branching Git on the Server Distributed Git Git Tools Customizing Git Git and Other Systems Git Internals - Series: Expert's Voice in Software Development
- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (August 26, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1430218339
- ISBN-13: 978-1430218333
- Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
I began reading Pro Git, by Scott Chacon, after having already used Git in a
large team-based project. Due to this, I was afraid I would get bored of the
book very easily since I had already learned a decent amount of the material.
This was most assuredly not the case. Chacon has done an excellent job in
writing a book that serves as an excellent beginners guide and a quick reference
at the same time.
The first part of the book is devoted to looking at multiple version control
systems along with a history of version control. Chacon also makes it very
easy to set Git up in a number of environments so that you can get started right
away. The first half of the book is dedicated towards basics of the
system, advanced features, such as rebasing, and setting up a remote server for
git. The next half of the book contains a wealth of knowledge regarding best
practices when using Git, additional tools and configuration options, and
finally, nitty-gritty details on how Git works under the hood.
My biggest complaint would have to be the fact that the material on using Git
remotely is scattered in a couple different parts of the book. This makes it
slightly difficult to find specific information regarding remote work.
Overall, Chacon did an excellent job with Pro Git. After reading this book I
was able to easily fill in the holes in my knowledge and felt significantly more
comfortable maintaining a Git system for personal and team projects.
By Andrei Mouravski
i read through all the other git books to this date and i came to the conclusion that this is the best as far as visual explanations of the git concepts and methodology is concerned. my colleagues had the same "aha" experience as i after reading through this book, as we were all suffering from a not so clear picture of how git actually branches, merges and treats remote repositories.
i can highly recommend it!
By M.S.
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