October Reflection: Learning Git

I took on the Git version control system for my October Level-Up training to strengthen my knowledge of CollectionBuilder and other static site builders. This has really made static site building click in many ways, especially since I already have some basic training in HTML and JavaScript, two of the other technologies that really power static site generators. I ended up using a LinkedinLearning tutorial on Git, which walked me through the use cases for Git, how to it works on a conceptual level and then diving into the basic features of Git and the ways to utilize it. It covered how to “push” files with Git, in my case, pushing them to a Github repository, and things like making branch repositories and merging branches. These are all things I’ve heard about in creating static sites and seen referenced constantly in documentation, and in some cases had done via GUI interfaces and occasionally via code, but wasn’t fully confident in. I feel like this training has shored up my knowledge in Git and a hole in my knowledge around static sites as I start crafting a workshop on CollectionBuilder to give next semester.