The latest articles on DEV Community by Zena Muhoro (@zena_muhoro_). https://dev.to/zena_muhoro_ https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4071715%2Febf670d2-c19c-4756-b0c2-a01692421981.png https://dev.to/zena_muhoro_ en Zena Muhoro Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:35:00 +0000 https://dev.to/zena_muhoro_/-my-first-week-learning-git-3n1c https://dev.to/zena_muhoro_/-my-first-week-learning-git-3n1c <p>This week, I was introduced to Git and GitHub as part of my Data Science learning journey.</p> <p>At first, I found Git a little confusing. There were several commands to learn, and I wasn't sure how they all fitted together.</p> <p>After practising, I started to understand that Git is mainly about <strong>keeping track of changes to my work</strong>.</p> <p>The basic process I learned was:</p> <p><strong>Working Directory → Staging → Commit → Push</strong></p> <h2> Working Directory </h2> <p>The working directory is basically where I do my work on my computer.</p> <p>When I create or edit a file, the changes are made here first.</p> <p>One of the first commands I learned was:</p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code> bash git status </code></pre> </div> beginners git learning