Become a Git Expert!

This presentation was given by Aubrey Odom in lab meeting on 6/5/25.

You can download the powerpoint from GitHub here: Download

🧠 What This Presentation Covers

This is a practical guide for integrating Git, GitHub, and RStudio into your research workflow.

📘 What You'll Learn

• What Git is and how it tracks changes in your code and data
• How GitHub works as a platform for sharing and collaborating on projects
• How to set up and use Git with RStudio, including creating and cloning repositories
• Best practices for managing projects, avoiding common pitfalls, and resolving merge conflicts
• How to collaborate using pull requests, forks, and GitHub issues