16  Next Steps

So now you’ve got a handle on Quarto, what are some of the other things to think about learning? Here are some of my recommendations.

16.1 Learn how to use git and github

git is a version control system. Not sure what a version control system is? No worries, let me explain. If you’ve ever named a document something like:

Final
Final 2
Really final

Relevant PhD comics link

Or even if you have something like:

  • 2018-10-10-document.qmd
  • 2018-10-11-document.qmd

These are ways of managing which version you have.

To learn git and github, I’d highly recommend Happy Git with R by Jenny Bryan, the STAT 545 TAs, and Jim Hester