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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Using Git for Distributed Development by The Linux Foundation

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About the Course

Course 4 focuses on using git for open source software distributed development. Git is a revision control system which arose out of the Linux kernel development community. Git was designed to help developers spread across the globe working on complicated projects coordinate their work in a rational way and keep track of everything they were doing. Overtime, Git has grown to be used by millions of projects today. This course gives you the opportunity to learn how to use git efficiently and make contributions in a relatively short amount of time. It will cover: How to install git How to initialize a repository How to make changes in a repository How to make changes in repositories available to others How to acquire changes made by other individuals How to find errors in your work and go back to earlier states of yoru projects How to make commits, diffs, merges, rebases. The course will help you get the skills to have a good understanding on how to use git. You will have a good knowledge about git workflows, identifying problems in your workflows, and finding solutions to solve these problems....

Top reviews

DA

Jun 13, 2020

It's a amazing class for me thanks coursera and Linux group and thank you instructor for the valuable information about Linux

LS

Jul 22, 2024

Good Git intro and labs, but easier to go through when having at least some experience with other version control systems

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By Yiding Y

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Dec 4, 2019

I have been using git in my current work for revision control but I didn't have a chance to systematically learn it and this is the reason I took the course.

Pro: This course gave me an overview of essential parts of using git even though I need to dive into each part more than the course's material. I like this type way in learning.

Cons: 1. For a beginner who didn't use any source control tool, I don't feel this is a good course to learn since there are very less practical examples. I feel the author assume you know or at least used other revision control tool. You would feel still don't know how to use it even though can pass all the quiz

2. Much more reading than demonstration in the course. Also the content in the reading is not well organized in some sections. Easily to lose the logic why this shown here. I usually need to search for other material after looking through the reading session.

By Thejus U P

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Apr 20, 2020

Best to course to learn the basics of git and a good platform to learn how to become a power user of git.

By Mahima A

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May 14, 2019

Simple and easy explanation of the concept along with basic git commands. Best for beginners.

By Jorge S F

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Oct 31, 2019

Very complete course of git.

By Joao V d S D

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Apr 26, 2020

I liked this one a lot, seems to talk about the core concepts that a developer needs to know, to deal with revision control via git. I was surprised that there was a lot of discussion about setting up a remote repository, but there wasn't a single mention to things like GitHub or GitLab, since that's what many people who are taking this course/specialization, are probably going to use and deal with.

By Yoshida H

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May 9, 2021

Very good course to learn the overview of Microservice.

Especially, covering 3 platforms with examples is really good. (AWS, GCP, Azure)

The lab environment is also helpful to make the understanding level deeper.

By Samuel F

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Jun 12, 2020

Awesome course. Really, really well-structured. It leds you to right way to discover things in a very smart way. I've learned so many new stuff here. High recommended even for those in the intermediary level.

By Deleted A

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Jun 14, 2020

It's a amazing class for me thanks coursera and Linux group and thank you instructor for the valuable information about Linux

By Houssem Z

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Mar 29, 2020

This course is very instructive and it contains all the information needed to master git.

By Dipjyoti S

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Jul 19, 2020

Excellent course...Helped me a lot to learn the workflow of the real developers of OSS

By Geo R

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Jan 30, 2020

This course gives an introduction to Git. The concepts are explained well.

By Sidra

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Aug 22, 2019

It Was amazing experience to complete the specialization.

By Tamzid A

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Jun 4, 2020

Proper Knowledge About Git. Great Instructions.

By Pascal U E

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Jan 6, 2019

Great course, happy to learn about Gerrit!

By Subrat P P

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May 14, 2020

I enjoyed learning the basics of git.

By Manikant R

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Jun 2, 2020

It was very great learning about git

By Tushar M

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Jan 30, 2020

A very brief introduction to Git.

By Grzegorz L

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Jun 7, 2022

- The speaker does not use a microphone close to his mouth, but rather speaks with room audio (hall effect). This makes him difficult to understand for people with hearing disabilities (like me)

- Some questions on the tests include obviously wrong answers, which make them to easy.

- In my opinion the course covers to much history like RVS or SVN, without going deep into the function princyples of the cours. If you really care how the old revision control systems work you should explain them more.

By Ted H

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May 13, 2020

The Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization has been really helpful in understanding how Linux works. But this Git course has been the most useful of the four courses. The other Linux and OSS courses have given me a good foundation of where things are and how things are put together. But this Git course has helped me become more productive.

By Satvik B

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Nov 28, 2022

Learned all the foundational concepts that are necessary to work with git. The concepts are taught very clearly. Already working with git now on a daily basis and after completing this course, I am able to understand very complex procedures easily. A must take for beginners starting to program.

By Travis S

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May 20, 2020

This course taught me a lot about git I wasn't aware of, or didn't know enough about. I've been using git for a couple years on my own personal development projects, but after this course, I see I wasn't using git to it's full potential. Great work by the instructor.

By Dory A

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Feb 18, 2020

Excellent course that is informative, easy to follow, and has lots of opportunities to test your knowledge and learn more if interested. It is clear to me that a lot of work was put into preparing this course and that its creators are well-informed about these tools.

By Ravi P

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Jun 25, 2020

Definitely great course and little bit more focused on practical approach so you have to try it your self to actually know what exactly what all the commands do and how they work. Overall great I learned about version control systems specially GIT

By MA A

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Jun 23, 2021

Very comprehensive course contents with effective teaching methods. It kept me engaged all the time. Very usefull reading references for software development.Recommended for those who are new to Linux based systems.

By David B

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Dec 27, 2020

thank you very much teacher. this course has been beneficial for me. I would like to continue the specialization but being a student I have financial difficulties. thank you professor.