8 October 2026 to 18 February 2027
Europe/Brussels timezone

Code versionning

5 Nov 2026, 13:30
2h 30m
CYCL09a

CYCL09a

avenue du cyclotron 2, Louvain-La-Neuve

Speaker

Dr Olivier Mattelaer (UCLouvain/CISM)

Description

Git is the de facto standard for version control in research and software development. In this session, participants learn Git through a serious game that simulates real-world collaboration scenarios. Working individually and in teams, they will practice managing changes, resolving conflicts, organizing development with branches, and interacting with GitHub.

Contents Information
• Introduction to version control and Git concepts
• Creating and managing local repositories
• Tracking changes and writing meaningful commits
• Working with branches and merging developments
• Resolving merge conflicts
• Interacting with remote repositories on GitHub
• Pull requests and collaborative workflows
• Serious game challenges based on realistic development scenarios
Prerequisite:
• Basic familiarity with the Linux command line
• Being comfortable using a text editor

Type: Hands-on serious game
Target audience: Everyone
Must: Strongly recommended for anyone developing code, scripts, analyses, or collaborating on software projects.

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