Understanding the Git Workflow: From Working Directory to Push

Maggie — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 11:13:25 +0000

Working directory

A working directory is where you you actually work on your project. It contains all the files you've made plus changes you'd made.

For example, if you add an sql (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL) file and add changes on your vscode (which is your integrated development environment for coding), it will reflect in your working directory.

Staging area

The staging area acts like a preparation area where you organize the changes that will be included in your next commit.

So these changes are done using the command:
git add

Commit

This is ideally what should happen after staging - adding changes and all.

A commit is like taking a snapshot of your project at a specific point in time. The commit message helps describe what changes were made and is super useful for documentation purposes. To commit changes, we use the command
git commit -m ''

Push

Pushing refers very simply to uploading or posting up your work. In github, we push our commits to repositories using the command:
git push

This shows your project online and allows for collaborations with other developers.

Conclusion

Understanding the workflow makes it easier to track changes in case of any errors found later, manage your projects, and collaborate with others.

For me, as a beginner learning data analytics, Git is an interesting and useful tool for keeping track of projects, scripts, and datasets as I continue building my skills. I'm excited to learn more about it and how to collaborate on future projects as we go along!

My introduction to data 2026

Maggie — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:27:36 +0000

Introduction to LuxDevHQ

Data and its meaning

Data is the new world we're all trying to figure out. Today I started my journey with the onboarding session at LuxDev. This article is a summary of my onboarding session at LuxDev starting today. Join me as I share my thoughts throughout this journey. Here are some of the areas I have discovered today:

We're all barefoot
I have like the worst flu
I like the fact that we're writing articles coz I like writing
LuxDev offers an extra course for free after the first course

someone's going to heaven
someone else is going to hell

Got a new quote in today;

In wine, there's truth by Stephen

amen brother!

i'd write a line of code here

in here
I'd write up a block of code,
comme ça.

Here's how to add a URL link on Southpark search results on Bamboozle. Open to see how many games they have related to Southpark on Bamboozle:
https://www.baamboozle.com/search?param=southpark&language=&sort_by=featured&results_from=all&filter_questions_min=10
smh just imagine.

We are gonna be studying data a lot.

Finalement, we managed to write articles, found out about our roles in tech and how it's necessary to take breaks. As a French teacher, this was enjoyable and I'm excited to see what more I can achieve soon. I've done enough for today. What a day!

DEV Community: Maggie