Git & GitHub

Git & GitHub

  • Name of the event : Git & GitHub Session
  • Date of the Event : 3rd October, 2021
  • Date of the Event : 10:45AM - 12:00PM IST
  • Location of the Event : Google Meet and YouTube
  • Number of Person Attended : 65+
  • Society : PSoc IIIT-Bh
  • Recording Link : Git & GitHub - YouTube

Summary

On 3rd October, PSoc, IIIT-Bh along with GDSC IIIT-Bh organized a session on Git and GitHub as a warmer to Hackotber Fest 2021, specifically for all the Open Source enthusiasts and other students in general. The Session, was open to public and approximately 65 peoples were in attendance. During the session, attendees asked their doubts, questions along with their opinion, thoughts and suggestions about the session.

The session was hosted by Raj Aryan (B120048), Piyush Mishra (B120041) and Saurav Pati (B120057) where they gave hands-on training with the following topics:

  • Introduction to Git
  • Hands on training on Git
  • Importance of Git and its Visualization
  • Introduction to GitHub
  • Detailed training on GitHub
  • Introduction to Open Source
  • Details on “How to contribute to a project?”

As planned, we first started with the Introduction to version control and then later on covered the basic concepts of git such as its benefits, basic git commands also tried to visualize the entire workflow. We also explained the role of GitHub in open source world. We finished our session by showing live demo of how to select and contribute to any open source repository. Also, we explained about Hacktober Fest and how we can proceed with it. At the end of the session, attendees asked their doubts and questions they had and we warmly answered them.

Overall, we had an interactive session with the attendees and everyone enjoyed it a lot.

What's next after CONTRIBUTING-md?

  • Location of the Event: Youtube
  • Average number of attendees: 60
  • Society: PSoc IIIT-Bh in collaboration with GDSC IIIT-Bh
  • YouTube : YouTube

SUMMARY

On 12th October, the PSoc, IIIT-Bh along with GDSC IIIT-Bh organized the event “What’s next after CONTRIBUTING.md? “ as a part of “HacktoberFest 2021” , specifically for all the Open Source enthusiasts and other students in general. The session was open to the public and approximately 60 peoples were in attendance.During the session, attendees asked their doubts, questions along with their opinion, thoughts, and suggestions about the session.

The session was hosted by Saksham Gupta and Kartikey Rawat where they gave hands-on training on the following topics:

  • Introduction to Open Source.
  • Approach on targetting big projects like Tensorflow
  • Networking with project managers.
  • Details on “How to contribute to a project?”
  • His experience in GSoC.

It started with the usual introduction and formalities. Then Mr. Rawat straight on jumped to the main topic of the event i.e Open Source contributions. He started with his very own contribution, to the Tensorflow.js repo and stressed the importance of communicating with project maintainers. Then he went on to give details about his contribution and some workings of Tensorflow.js. He also emphasized the importance of the quality of your contributions rather than the quantity. He then shared his experience with GSoC. At last, he answered the questions of the attendees and gave some career advice to the young students in attendance. The event ended with Saksham thanking the guest for gracing us with his presence and sharing his valuable insights into the Open Source world.