Have you ever found yourself drowning in countless “final” versions of your code, unsure which one actually produced the results you’re analysing? Or perhaps you’ve come across Git and felt like you’re just going through the motions of using it without seeing much benefit. You’re not alone. Version management can be a major drain on the scarce time and energy of a researcher.
Thankfully, when used effectively, Git can ease this burden, while boosting your productivity and research reproducibility.
This series of 15-minute talks offers practical, research-focused guidance on how to use Git. Rather than just teaching the commands, it explores the workflows that make them meaningful – so you’ll not only understand what to do, but also why and how. Along the way, you’ll encounter the insights I wish I’d known when I first started using Git, so you can skip the frustrations and reap the benefits from the get-go. In addition, you’ll learn how to leverage the Git history to better understand codebases, streamline debugging and make your coding life easier as you tackle science’s toughest problems.
Join us every Tuesday from 14th October to 11th November. Refreshments are provided after each talk. Come for the knowledge, stay for the snacks!
Location: CAGB 640 – except for 11th November where it will be in CAGB 309 – and online
Schedule:
- 14.00 – 14.15: Talk
- 14.15 – 15.00: Refreshments
Upcoming Talks
- 14th October 2025 – Presentation Final Final Final – Version Tracking with Git
- 21st October 2025 – Git’s 3 Magic Words – add, commit, push (event link coming soon)
- 28th October 2025 – Commit Messages – A Time Machine into the Past (event link coming soon)
- 4th November 2025 – Atomic Commits – Tiny Changes, Impeccable History (event link coming soon)
- 11th November 2025 – Branches – A Glimpse into the Multiverse (event link coming soon)