Learn the Basics of GitHub for non-Developers
Aimed at non developers, this basic tutorial covers the basics of what you need to know to get productive in a GitHub environment
Use GitHub to manage:
Formal Specifications
Other Documentation
Ontology files (OWL / RDF etc.)
Other specialist textual resources
Covers explanation of the basic concepts (branches, pushing and pulling, commits etc.)
Why GitHub?
This course is based on work we did on the FIBO project, where the ontology files are controlled in the same way that program source code would be
It is also used in this way at IOTA for controllig the formal written specifications for the Protocol
This course is based on the reaization that there are lots of people who have reasons to want to use GitHub to manage change, but are not programmers
Curriculum
Presenter: Mike Bennett
Mike is the director of Hypercube Limited, a company that helps people manage their information assets using formal semantics. Mike is the originator of the Financial Industry Business Ontology (FIBO) from the EDM Council, a formal ontology for financial industry concepts and definitions. Mike provides mentoring and training in the application of formal semantics to business problems and strategy, and is retained as Standards Liaison for the EDM Council and the IOTA Foundation, a novel Blockchain-like ecosystem. He has over 20 years of financial industry experience with investment management software, messaging standards, testing and project management.
Other Training Available
Also available - for ontologists or those who want to be: