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title: "GitHub Desktop <br>Power Hour"
author: "Sam Langton & Thomas Pronk <br> Amsterdam UMC"
subtitle: "2 December 2024"
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## Content

1. Short presentation
2. Live demonstration
3. Further material
4. Questions

## Version control

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![](img/versioncontrol.png){width="450"}

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## Version control

Recording changes through snapshots of the same file.

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![[Source: caltechlibrary](https://caltechlibrary.github.io/git-desktop/01-basics/)](img/play-changes.svg){width="900"}

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## Version control

Collaborating with others on the same file.

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![[Source: caltechlibrary](https://caltechlibrary.github.io/git-desktop/01-basics/)](img/versions.svg){width="500"}

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## Version control

Merging changes from multiple people into one file.

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![[Source: caltechlibrary](https://caltechlibrary.github.io/git-desktop/01-basics/)](img/merge.svg){width="500"}

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## Version control

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All this, while:

- Only having one copy of the file
- Never losing existing work
- Able to compare to previous versions
- Openly available (if wanted) and backed-up

## Clarifying terminology

## Git

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![[Source: Wikicommons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Git-logo.svg)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Git-logo.svg){width="600"}

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## GitHub Desktop

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![[Source: github.com](https://github.com/desktop/desktop/issues/10855)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1784648/97818784-c4fc1080-1ca4-11eb-8681-56ec3fa21756.png){width="400"}

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## Live demonstration

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[https://rpubs.com/langton_/githubdesktop](https://rpubs.com/langton_/githubdesktop)

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## Thanks for listening!

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Make a ticket on ServiceNow under [RDM Research Software Management](https://amsterdamumc.service-now.com/esc?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=6edc44311bea4110f2ae6313604bcbc4).

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**Interested more in R?**

Join the [R user group](https://langtonhugh.github.io/rum_umc/) by emailing Sam (s.h.langton@amsterdamumc.nl).