Introduction to Version Control

In this tutorial we're going to take an initial look at version control. Our focus will be on the general processes and reasons to make use of it. We'll also have a specific look at Git. gitignore file resources ➠ https://github.com/github/gitignore ➠ https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore SourceTree ➠ https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/ 🎞️ Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Why we should use version control 09:00 Version control tool options 10:30 Getting our test project into version control 12:05 Creating our server side repository 15:15 Setting our local repository 17:00 Filtering out files 20:10 Linking the local and server repositories 23:50 Writing a good commit message 26:10 Cloning our repository 30:00 Reviewing changes If you've got questions add a comment below or send them in for the next Q&A video 🤔 Send in your questions ➠ https://forms.gle/ToyvqPaBFvpFLtNbA 📁 The searchable video archive is at ➠ https://www.iainmcmanus.dev/gamedev-education/ Looking for other ways to get involved? 🟠 Support the channel on Patreon ➠ https://www.patreon.com/IainTheIndie 🟡 Get the code for all the projects on GitHub ➠ https://github.com/orgs/GameDevEducation 🟢 Check out my games on itch.io ➠ http://iaintheindie.itch.io/ 🟣 Follow me on Twitter ➠ https://twitter.com/IainTheIndie 🎉 Thankyou to all of the Patrons 🎉 ➔ Arman ➔ Kieran B ➔ Grant Coble-Neal ➔ John Kenneth Douglas ➔ Kasper Enwall ➔ Tylah Heil ➔ Inho Kim ➔ Maxamillian Marsh ➔ James McCarthy ➔ Travis Mosier ➔ Benjamin Russell ➔ Seriphis ➔ Callan Syratt ➔ Serj Tomas #VersionControl #Git #Tutorial #GameDev