Lesson #2: Introduction to Github

Worksheet

Pre Class Questions:

  1. As a programmer and researcher, what is helpful to you when asked to review and/or run another scientist’s code?

  2. Have you previously run into challenges where someone couldn’t run another scientist’s code, or they couldn’t run yours?

Post Lesson Questions:

  1. Describe what a repository is.

  2. Describe what it means to clone a repository.

  3. What does it mean to commit a change to code?

  4. Describe the difference between push and pull.

  5. Provide 2-3 examples of how GitHub will benefit your projects/research and facilitate scientific reproducibility.

  6. Which concept(s) from today’s lesson felt the most challenging to understand? Why?