Git and GitHub for Everybody
- Revision Control
- Version Control
- Collaboration
- Git and GitHub
- Open Formats and Open Standards
- Example: Data Versions
- Example: Reveal.js
- GitHub pages
Revision Control: Google Docs
Revision Control: Software Development
Centralized vs. Distributed
Revision Control: different versions of the same
thing.
Version control: different things.
When does a tadpole become a frog?
- Presentations
- Document writing/editing
- Research teams
Don't forget to archive the data when you're done!
Open Formats and Open Standards
- Plain text
- XML (XHTML)
- CSV (vs. Excel)
- Markdown, etc.
- LibreOffice vs. Word
- Reveal.js vs. Powerpoint
Thank You
Sam.Popowich@ualberta.ca
@redlibrarian