getting WOKE to git and github
Date: June 18, 2026 1-2pm
Session Leaders: John Henry Thompson
Format: Hybrid (In-person with online access)
Using John Henry Thompson's Woke-Mind/Movement repo as a reference we'll get hands-on, down and dirty with git and github. Designed for the beginner who has never touched git or github, we'll go through creating your own public and private repo's, updating repos in the browser and via the command line, demystifying branching, pull-requests, github pages, blah blah blah ...
Historical context of the underlying git software will be provided. We'll explore other options for hosting repos beyond github to prepare yourself for freedom from the billionaire class.
Deliberately scheduled the day before Juneteenth.
optionally TODO before the session
install git -- git maybe already installed on your OS, we can review in the session
github.com account -- sign up for free account
Visual Studio Code application -- download to Applications folder
Github Desktop application -- download to Applications folder
Resources
Using Visual Studio Code and creating GitHub repository for p5js newbies by Benjamin Bergery, Mar 23, 2023
Git and GitHub for Poets by Dan Shiffman, Apr 20, 2016
Workflow: Terminal, Shell, Node.js, VSCode by Dan Shiffman, Nov 1, 2023
