Git Basics II

From Ry's Git Tutorial

> git checkout <commit-id>

View a previous commit

> git tag -a <tag-name> -m "<description>"

Create an annotated tag pointing to the most recent commit

> git revert <commit-id>

Undo the specific commit by applying a new commit

> git reset --hard

Git reset tracked files to match the most recent commit

> git clean -f

Remove untracked files

> git reset --hard / git clean -f

Permanently undo committed changes

The git reset command undoes changes to the working directory and the staged snapshot, while git revert undoes changes contained in committed snapshots. Not surprisingly, git status and git log directly parallel this behaviour.

Git basics

From Ry's Git Tutorial

 > git init

Create a Git repository in the current folder

> git status

View the status of each file in a repository

> git add <file>

Stage a file for the next commit

> git commit

Commit the staged files with a descriptive message.

> git log

View a repository's commit history

> git config --global user.name "<name>"

Define the author name to be used in all repositories

> git config --global user.email <email>

Define the author email to be used in all repositories

Stopping the book project and restructuring my learning journey

I got to page 130 of Beginning Game Development with Python and Pygame: From Novice to Professional and gave up. The main reasons for this is that I was not enjoying learning this material and was barely putting any of it into practice. What I concluded was the idea of making a game was more appealing that the reality of actually building one.

This sent me off in to the direction of some deep reflection, and after several dark cups of tea, I came to the conclusion that I would rather spend my time on the following:

TOOLS

• Vim (editor)
• GIT (version control)
• Docker (containerisation)
• Python virtual environment

CONCEPTS:

• Data Structures and Algorithms
• Databases and SQL
• Operating Systems
• Networking
• Security

Project Based Learning:

• Flutter jogging app (no back-end)
• Ship tracking software (Python / Django back-end)
• Network Scanner

Some of the topics above are relatively small and can be picked up quickly. Others are much broader & deeper, requiring a lot more investment of time to become proficient in.

Now that I have the "what" for my study program, the next step is to figure out the "how" and "when".