Technical Foundations
TC-06L2
VITechnical Foundationschecked 92 days ago17 min read
Git and GitHub: Version Control and Why Undo Is Non-Negotiable
You'll walk away with
A published GitHub repository with a real commit history and a README, that you built from the command line
If it looks different⚠️ Version note: GitHub's website buttons move and get renamed often; git itself (the commands) is extremely stable and hasn't meaningfully changed in years. This lesson leans on the commands, which won't move. Last checked: 24 July 2026. Where the website is involved, it says what to look for.
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- 01essayfinalv2ACTUALfinalUSETHIS.docx
- 02The mental model: snapshots, not saves (6 min)
- 03One-time setup (5 min)
- 04Your first repository and commits (15 min)
- 05Write commit messages that aren't useless (6 min)
- 06Push it to GitHub (15 min)
- 07The two safety habits, and one thing never to commit (8 min)
- 08Six common mistakes
- 50′Exercise, with a verifiable output
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