Learn Git Internals by Building It Yourself

Learn Git Internals by Building Your Own 📖

Build From Scratch! Build Your Own Git!

Can you explain what happens internally in Git when you type git checkout and git commit " commands? This lecture will explore the internal algorithms and file system operations behind Git's core operations, and teach you how to create "Tig," a Git-like implementation, in a language you're familiar with.

Course Target Audience/Course Purpose 🙆‍♀️

Types of students considered by knowledge sharers

• Anyone who wants to explore the under the hood of frequently used technologies
• People who want to experience deep exploration in engineering
• Anyone who wants to understand more precisely how Git works

Students' Concerns & Solutions

• 🥲 How do you delve deeper into the skills required in an interview?
• 🧐 I've only used Git, but I'm curious about how it works?
• 🤨 Is there anything suitable for a system programming project?

Changes in students after attending the lecture

• A developer with experience exploring the deep engineering principles of very popular tools.
• Developers who have worked on system programming projects in frequently used languages
• A developer who knows exactly how Git works and can use it

Lecture Features ✨

• The course will provide hands-on exercises that demonstrate the inner workings of Git.
• The lecture exercises are conducted in the Go language, but only use syntax that can be easily replaced in any language.
• It also includes an explanation of the Go syntax used.
• You can learn system programming and gain meaningful system programming practice.

What you'll learn 📚

• Intro: This course provides a brief explanation of basic Go, functions for system programming, and an overview of the course to make it easier to follow along.
• Git Internals: Develop Git's internal components one by one and study their specific operations.
• Git Overview: We'll explore the specific steps and internal components used to implement Git's core operations of version control, branching, and remote operations.

Expected Questions Q&A 💬

Q. The course is taught in Go. Do I need to know Go?
A. The lecture covers basic control and looping constructs, assignment, data types, and more, all of which are comparable to those in other languages. Go has a very simple syntax. Its packages for systems programming are also very intuitive. Therefore, you should have no trouble following the lectures in your own language.

Q. Do I need to know system programming?
A. We teach basic system programming in this course. The system programming used in the lecture exercises isn't complicated. It's basic system programming, covering creating, writing, and reading files. However, you'll need to research how to do this in your own practice language.

Q. Is there a Git command tutorial included?
A. While Git commands are explained during the course, they aren't as detailed as those used by beginners. This course requires some prior experience with Git.

Things to note before taking the course 📢

Learning Materials

• Lecture materials PDF for theoretical study
• Github Repository where you can check the result code

Player Knowledge and Precautions

• Ability to write programs of more than 500 characters in a language of your choice