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All meetings take place at the Pittsburgh Technology Council from 6 - 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Dates are subject to change. PittJUG meeting attendees walk away with many benefits including:

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PittJUG Events:

February 2012 PittJUG Meeting: Get Going with Git on Java Projects

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Pittsburgh Technology Council, 2000 Technology Drive, 15219
February 2012 PittJUG: Get Going with Git on Java Projects
Git is seemingly everywhere these days. SpringSource. JBoss. Everything JavaScript. Apache. SourceForge. And the powerhouse, GitHub. Why you should care? Things are going just fine with Subversion, right? Let Matthew show you how the new capabilities of and new workflow made possible by Git will actually excite you about the domain of source code control.

Git now serves the Java community extremely well whether through the OS-specific distribution of Git's CLI, or with the recent Indigo (3.7) release of Eclipse and the inclusion of the eGit capabilities in the core of the Eclipse product. Similarly, IntelliJ offers excellent Git integration with the IDE and GitHub's web services.

In sum, distributed version control is an increasingly employer-requested skill, and with Git being the leading implementation of these concepts, join the Pittsburgh Java User Group for an evening of a knowledge-boosting introduction to this incredible tool.

Bio:Matthew McCullough is an energetic 15 year veteran of enterprise software development, world-traveling open source educator, and co-founder of Ambient Ideas, LLC, a US consultancy. Matthew currently is a trainer for GitHub, author of the Git Master Class series for O'Reilly, speaker on the No Fluff Just Stuff tour, author of three of the top 10 DZone RefCards, including the Git RefCard, and President of the Denver Open Source Users Group.

Note: There is no cost to attend, but please register so that we can make sure we have enough seats and refreshments.

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GitHub's Git Foundations Workshop with Matthew McCullough

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Pittsburgh Technology Council, 2000 Technology Drive, Suite 100 (First Floor) Pittsburgh 15219
GitHub's Git Foundations Workshop with Matthew McCullough
Distributed version control is all the rage these days, but is it worth it? It has been transformative for the dozens of organizations and thousands of developers that I've mentored on the unique implementation called Git. But don't take my word for it. Discover the joy of a version control system that works for you, not against you, in a hands-on workshop.

Bring a Windows, Mac, or Linux laptop and we'll install, set up, use and bend Git into workflows that weren't even possible with the version control systems of yesteryear. Be prepared to rethink how lightweight, fast, and refreshing source code control can be. After completing this workshop you'll be able to do practical work with Git for your day job or weekend OSS hobby.

Highlights of this workshop include:

* Creating local repositories.
* Seeing Git as a content tracker (not just file tracker).
* Understanding Git network operations, including cloning, remotes, pushing & pulling.
* Branching for experiments, stories, and features.
* Merging branches, tags, and arbitrary hashes with recursive and fast-forward outcomes.
* Rebasing for code change clarity, unification, and history linearity.


Bio: Matthew McCullough is an energetic 15 year veteran of enterprise software development, world-traveling open source educator, and co-founder of Ambient Ideas, LLC, a US consultancy. Matthew is the trainer for all things Git at GitHub.com, author of the Git Master Class series for O'Reilly, speaker on the No Fluff Just Stuff tour, author of three of the top 10 DZone RefCards, including the Git RefCard, and President of the Denver Open Source Users Group.

His current topics of research center around project automation: build tools (Gradle, Leiningen, Maven, Ant), distributed version control (Git), Continuous Integration (Jenkins) and Quality Metrics (Sonar).

Note: A laptop is required. Free wireless internet is provided.

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Event Registration Policy
Attendees must pre-pay for all Council Programs. Registration is not confirmed until payment has been received. Walk-ins, when accepted, will be processed on-site with an additional $20 surcharge. Unless otherwise noted, cancellations must be received two business days prior to an event to qualify for a refund. Substitutions welcome. Please attempt to register at least 24 hours prior to the event so that there is an accurate count for food orders and venue.


 

Get your buzz on. For more information, or to join, contact Shari Albert, Network Associate, at 412.918.4266.