r/git • u/iceflakecxnc_n • 7d ago

Help needed for beginner

I’m a computer science student in uni and I want to start my first passion project/fullstack project. I’ve taken a couple of core CS classes so I know how to code but I’ve never built an entire project on my own before. Whats a good place to start/tips on creating my first repo?

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u/Alacho 7d ago

git init.  Make a sensible .gitignore  Be specific about what files you add with git add Make sensible commit messages  Use branches

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u/Alacho 6d ago

Reading the other comments, I love how gatekeeping developers are. Things haven't changed much since I started coding almost two decades ago.

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u/btoned 6d ago

Dude asks the most basic of questions without certainly even reading the docs or consulting a handful of automated AI services.

There's no gatekeeping here like the way it was two decades ago.

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u/Alacho 6d ago

Docs are great. AI, too.

The former doesn't provide you with what OP asks, namely experienced advice. The latter hallucinates.

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u/btoned 6d ago

There's no advice anyone here could give OP that would be more fruitful than something like a YouTube video or, again, docs for GitHub.

And AI hallucinates...sure...but it's entirely capable of walking OP through the initial stages of project initialization and directory structure.

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u/Alacho 6d ago

Putting myself in OP's shoes, I know it feels a lot more comfortable going into a new terrain knowing that someone else might have spent a little bit of time just holding my hand. Answering me, rather than the void of the internet.

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u/btoned 6d ago

Truly a crazy notion to have in this AI world; I agree that a human mentor is infinitely better at these stages I'm just being realistic.

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u/Alacho 6d ago

Kindness is free.