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GitLab Repository Management

By : Jonathan M. Hethey
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GitLab Repository Management

By: Jonathan M. Hethey

Overview of this book

<p>GitLab is a great tool suite used to develop software quickly, safely, and efficiently. Watch your developers get into a productive loop within your own network! Code Version Control is now easy to administer and fast to set up with the help of GitLab.</p> <p>Starting with the installation of GitLab, GitLab Repository Management will guide you through learning how to use permission management and other features, such as issue tracking and wikis. You will get a look at the technology that drives this open source project and learn how to connect it with your infrastructure.</p> <p>This guide will show you how to use GitLab as a primary tool for version control, collaboration, and issue tracking. It will make you a capable maintainer and give you an understanding of how to make the most of this tool.</p> <p>Building efficient teams of developers will change the outcome for the better, as you decide who to put in charge and whose access you can restrict. Keeping your code safe while being open to feedback, is the key to making your products something that your users will love. Documenting large projects can be challenging, but you will learn how to overcome these challenges using GitLab’s built-in wiki functionality.</p>
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

About the Reviewers

Jeroen van Baarsen works as a Ruby developer at Mobillion. He started working as a developer in the PHP world. After working for seven years as a PHP developer, he made the switch to become a Ruby developer.

He first used Version 4.0 of GitLab and has upgraded to every version ever since.

Mobillion is a company that specializes in helping charity organizations raise funds for their campaigns. They offer a social fund raising platform to do so.

Eric Pidoux has a degree in Computer Science from Miage Aix-Marseille and is currently working as the Lead Web Developer in Lausanne (Switzerland), especially on Symfony2 framework (six years into PHP with four years into Symfony). Passionate about IT, he developed a lot of websites, including mobile apps using Sencha Touch, and managed them with GitLab.