Distributed Source Control with Git

Always checking out the newest shiny thing?? Distributed version control (DVCS) is spreading like wildfire across the .NET ecosystem but is really all that beneficial or is it just hype?? Having worn a tarnish into this tool using it for the past couple of years, Dave O'Hara discussed the benefits and battles of using it in your everyday developer life. We took a look at how Git achieves it's "magic" and ran thru some standard practices to hopefully help you determine if Git would be right for and your environment.  David presented this talk on 5 May 2010.

Speaker Bio

Like every geek who grew up in the 80’s, David O'Hara distinctly remembers getting his first computer – an Atari 800XL. It absorbed every ounce of free time, especially late at night, but taught him BASIC. After many years and several languages, he now spends most of his time working in .NET but still has a special place for late night coding sessions.

Since having an “agile awakening�? a few years ago, he has a distinct need to grow in new directions and surround himself with smart people who will help him to shape this knowledge and practices. He has found Improving Enterprises to be a place filled with people who share similar ideas and values as well as his passion for learning and passing on that knowledge.

David is passionate about development, specifically agile practices and processes, and personal productivity. He was given the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for ASP.NET in 2009 and 2010 and is an ASP.NET Insider.