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Adds all 6 ROOT 03 modules (why version control exists, the Git mental model, everyday Git, branching & merging, remote repositories, engineering Git workflow) — 31 activities. Uses only real LOCAL Git repositories throughout — no Gitea account, no network access, and no RootNode-canonical-repo credential is ever needed or exposed in a student Lab (docs/ROOT_FOUNDATIONS_LAB_STRATEGY.md §4). Modules 1, 2, and 6 are conceptual bookends with no lab, matching the flexible readiness standard already used in ROOT 01/02. Adds 3 new hands-on Git scenarios plus 2 MCQs: git-everyday-basics (init/add/commit, validated by inspecting real `git log`/`git show` state, not just command output strings — Step 6's explicit requirement), git-branching-and-merge (a REAL merge conflict caused on purpose by two branches editing the same line, resolved by the student, validated by confirming the conflict markers are gone and a real two-parent merge commit exists), and git-remote-clone-push (a real local bare repository standing in for a remote — clone/commit/push validated by inspecting the REMOTE side directly, not just the student's own clone). All tested end-to-end via the real scenario-validation API, including negative tests. Wires rootnode-git-fundamentals-assessment (2 required + 3 random-draw scenarios) using the existing Phase 3B assessment engine. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <[email protected]>
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# Reflection: You've Practiced Real Engineering Discipline, Not Just Syntax
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## Reflection questions
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1. Look back across all six modules of ROOT 03. Which single habit (small commits, checking
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`git status` before staging, fetch-before-pull, resolving conflicts deliberately) do you
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think will matter most in real work?
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2. This course started with "copying files as backup isn't version control." Can you now
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explain, in one sentence, what Git actually gives you that copying never could?
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## Real Ops takeaway
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**Version control discipline is not a Git-specific skill — it's an engineering discipline that
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happens to be exercised through Git.** Small deliberate changes, a trusted shared source of
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truth, review before permanent history, and confident rollback are the same principles behind
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CI/CD, GitOps, and Infrastructure as Code, all covered later in ROOT 11. You are not starting
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that content from zero — you already practiced its foundation here.
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This module — and ROOT 03 — is complete. Continue to ROOT 04: Containers & Docker.
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## Instructor Notes
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**Discussion questions for a live classroom:** question 2 is a good closing check — a clear,
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confident answer here is real evidence the course's central premise landed.
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**Approximate timing:** 8-10 minutes live discussion; 5 minutes self-paced writing.
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**Milestone note:** this is the last module of ROOT 03 — consider a brief recap connecting all
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six modules (why version control → the three-area model → everyday commands → branching/
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conflicts → remotes → professional workflow) before moving to ROOT 04.
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