2 posts tagged with "version-control"

Welcome to Part 2 of our series on version control in bioinformatics. In Part 1, we introduced Git fundamentals, branching strategies, and collaborative workflows. In this post, we'll dive into how Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) can transform your bioinformatics projects. If these concepts are new to you, don't worry—this guide will walk you through managing your bioinformatics repository to ensure your work is easily reproducible on any machine. Whether your server is wiped or you need to spin up a new virtual machine, you'll be able to quickly rerun your pipeline. With CI/CD, every code update can automatically trigger tests on a small dataset to verify everything works before scaling up, ensuring that new changes don't break your results or workflows.

In Part 1 (this post), we explore the history of Git, its integration with GitHub, and basic hands-on tutorials. Part 2 (coming soon) will cover real-world bioinformatics examples and advanced workflows with best practices.

This part focuses on practical applications, including NGS quality control using multiqc and fastqc.