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Tools >>>> Process

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• Repetitive work is boring…​

• …​and prone to errors

• Why should I work, when I can make my computer do it for me?

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Version control systems

• Version control is a system that records changes to a file or set of files over time so that you can recall specific versions later.

Why?

• Revert files back to a previous state

• "Freeze" important versions of a document

• Compare changes over time

• Track progress of a project

• See who modified something, and when

Modern version control systems

• Remote backup of files

• Powerful tool for collaboration

GIT

• Currently the most used

• Free and open source

• Distributed

• Powerful and flexible

• Learning curve can be steep

Installation

https://git-scm.com/download

Package managers are heavily recommended! anaconda, chocolatey, homebrew…​

but, what is it?

How to use GIT

• register at the remote git server

  • https://git.webhosting.rug.nl/

• create repository

• add participants ssh public keys

• clone the repository in your machine

workflow

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Important

You WILL regret not using version control

Other tools

• Integrated Development Environments

• Debuggers

• Libraries

• Reference sites: stack overflow, rosettacode, kaggle…​

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Scripting languages

Do it once, do it right

(and never do it again)

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https://automatetheboringstuff.com/