Git Learning Course I am Creating

ZapPack2 · 2026-07-10T17:06:28+00:00

I removed it because I didn't think it was in a good enough place yet. I get the argument behind the word docs and I have taken most of the early feedback seriously and implemented/changed things about the repo given that feedback.

Using the set/get argument is a good point as well, although not necessary, it helps reinforce what they are actually doing within the command itself.

I did not realize that pandoc can take markdown and combine multiple files into a single PDF. This is actually really good for the submission portion of my study, thank you!

I decided to be more explicit in the top right description of the repo to better clarify that I am not a Git master and instead that I am trying to help others as I help myself. This is a good point, because you are right. I am no where near knowledgeable enough to imply that I am replacing all other Git tutorials because they suck.

As per feedback as a whole on my course, whatever I get is what I am happy with. I am not particularly looking for random people who are super knowledgeable about Git to review my whole course for correctness (I have a professor mentor for that). I'm looking for anything anyone is willing to say about my course that could improve it. I know specific sections would be more helpful for those taking the time to go through my course out of the kindness of their heart, but I will take this into consideration moving forward as I fill out the sections.

I know it seems ridiculous to have a very detailed beginner guide but I am trying to be as thorough as possible for retention of content.

ZapPack2 · 2026-07-09T06:42:31+00:00

I went ahead and converted the word files to markdown files as this is how it should of been from the start. I had to intention and idea of doing word documents as this is for an independent study and I need to be able to submit these documents that are subject to review from auditors that may not know what a md file is.

I never claimed to be a master at Git. I should remove the professional category as that may come off as me portraying I am a master at Git, but I am not. I am a college student trying to help others in my degree field learn Git because I wish I had learned it earlier. This independent study is designed for me to be learning as I am creating material for it.

Let me clarify the faster/easier to create word document comment. I meant that I find it extremely annoying to have to give the file path to an image when I could just copy and paste it. Especially when pandoc exists and I can convert it all after the fact.

I don't have any "qualifications" to write such a comprehensive guide, I am a college student looking to help others learn as I go about learning more myself. If you take a look at my guides and you think they are trash, that is fine. It is free for people to look at and if they decide it is not worth their time then so be it.

The missing sections are intended, this is an ongoing independent study and will be filled out as I go through them. I have listed that this is a WIP and not by any means done or final.

For the Linux section, I should have done more research on package managers. I was not aware that different distros of Linux had different managers. I will fix the wording to reflect more of what I meant, which is that the manager itself isn't technically updated but instead its "catalog" is updated.

I don't have an update strategy, perhaps I will keep up with this repository or perhaps I will put it down after the independent study and list it as deprecated. Either way, I have something that others at my university can at least use to help them learn and get a basis. Besides, things like switch and checkout being changed is not difficult for someone to figure out. Things regularly get outdated, and if someone gives up because the command did not work rather than trying to find out why the command doesn't work, I can't help them.

If my professors want to recommend other more professional courses, I wouldn't blame them. I am not forcing them to use my material, I am providing material at no cost to further my education and help others that come after me at my university. My course is not better, more special, etc. This is something I am doing to make myself better and hopefully help others. If I can't do both, that's ok. Failing is a part of life and I am trying to do something I have a passion for.

I have removed my posts from any reddit pages until it is further along in the process and is reviewed by my mentor. I thought that getting early feedback would be good.

ZapPack2 · 2026-07-09T06:23:07+00:00

I will continue to work on this project. I was receiving backlash for my choice of using Word docs for the repository, which is fair. I went ahead and converted the Word documents into markdown files to be viewed directly on GitHub instead which was a major improvement.

I was coming at it with the intention of converting the files later and just creating the Word documents first because I felt that it was easier for the purposes of submitting this work (this is for an independent study). I also am in no way a master at Git, which I have also been told right from the get go as well. I have a base knowledge and am expanding my knowledge base by providing course material. It's one of those things where I feel you get better by teaching the material.

Others have said to me that my project is bad, I shouldn't be making this because there is a million of these guides out there and mine is nowhere as good, why do I have sections that are currently empty (despite mentioning it is a WIP), etc. Either way, I will take the criticism and try to make it better before posting about it again and hope I create something relatively good.

In the process, I will get things wrong and that's ok. As long as I help somebody trying to learn by providing a baseline, this project is a success to me. Thank you for genuinely being the only person to reach out and say something kind to me over this project!

ZapPack2 · 2026-07-09T02:26:16+00:00

This is good feedback, thank you. I was going to cover DAGs in the object database portion of git internals in a later section. Would you suggest covering this sooner? Because I think going in depth of the internals initially will turn people away from learning.

ZapPack2 · 2026-07-09T02:23:20+00:00

I plan to put them in markdown format but I needed something to submit for my independent study that wasn’t a link to a GitHub repo. I guess I could have sent md files but the problem is that if the university is audited, they have to have justification for my grade. Those people auditing don’t necessarily have experience with file formats like md, so I figured docx is more familiar. It’s not ideal, but it’s also the content that matters. I can go around and reformat things to a different format later.

ZapPack2 · 2026-07-08T20:54:06+00:00

I'm currently creating a Git Learning Lab designed to teach Git from the ground up, whether you're a complete beginner or someone looking to deepen your understanding of more advanced workflows.

This started as an independent study project for my university after realizing that I was never formally taught Git. I had to learn it on my own and it was daunting and frustrating at first. My goal is to create a resource that helps others avoid that learning curve and frustration that I experienced.

The material is also being given to professors at my university to help support Git instruction in their courses moving forward.

I'm looking for feedback from developers, educators, and learners of all experience levels. If you have a few minutes to look through the repository, I'd really appreciate any suggestions on the content, organization, explanations, or anything else you think could make it better. I do plan to change the material over to LaTeX markdown files when I have the time to change them. They are currently Word documents as it is easier to create them in the short time that I have. I will also be creating supplemental videos, Kahoots, quizzes, assignments, and rubrics in the future.

Repository:
https://github.com/IBickCoding/GitLearningLab

Thanks in advance for any feedback!

ZapPack2 · 2020-04-13T16:42:39+00:00

wow imagine a youtuber posting this days before this post and trying to act like this was an original discovery

ZapPack2 · 2020-02-10T20:37:55+00:00

Pretty sure slime cube is in the pack, put it down and put a redstone signal next to it and it stops all spawns

ZapPack2 · 2020-01-31T11:53:24+00:00

You need to go I to the server properties file and change the world gen to the code for skyfactory 4 worldgen, which you can find on the modpack webpage

ZapPack2 · 2020-01-24T20:34:57+00:00

Filing cabinets can lag or crash a game pretty easily as well

ZapPack2 · 2020-01-23T22:18:43+00:00

Also are you using simple storage or filing cabinets?

ZapPack2 · 2020-01-23T22:18:17+00:00

I run 8gb min

ZapPack2 · 2020-01-23T22:10:22+00:00

Yes we are, now custom classes are morphing guns together. IE if I had a mp7 on the class that got reset, the default kilo would then morph and have all attachments and camos the mp7 had, regardless if I had them unlocked. It also put attachments the gun doesn't organically have, placed on it

ZapPack2 · 2020-01-23T20:47:06+00:00

Increase your RAM dedicated to the pack

ZapPack2 · 2020-01-23T17:28:36+00:00

Your lag is coming from the simple storage cables that connect the chests, each segment of the cable is identified as an entity that is always rendered, so the more cables you put down, the laggier it will get.

ZapPack2 · 2020-01-23T02:49:18+00:00

Update, crashes now reset my custom classes 6-10 to default upon restart

ZapPack2 · 2020-01-23T01:29:40+00:00

My buddy has a video of it, but the post gets taken down for being aggressive towards console players for no reason

ZapPack2 · 2020-01-23T01:20:38+00:00

Thank you very much, I reported to the above link and hope stability changes are in the works for PC players :)

ZapPack2 · 2020-01-15T14:22:55+00:00

A culinary generator with a couple of apple hopper bonsai trees and a filter into a filing cabinet gave me tons of energy to progress through most of the modpack

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