Learn Git and Github

Learn Git and Github

Instructor: Gregor Thomson

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1 module

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

1 module

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Work safely without breaking the codebase or live site.
Collaborate with teams and contribute to real-world projects.
Build a public portfolio that showcases your work.

Skills you'll gain

Tools you'll learn

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There is 1 module in this course

From uploading your first project to handling pull requests, code reviews, and merge conflicts – this course will take you from zero experience to real-world confidence! By the end, Git and GitHub will be essential and powerful tools in your developer toolkit.

What is Git? Git is a version control system that lets you track changes to your code over time. It allows you to experiment with new ideas using branches, compare changes with diffs, rewind mistakes with resets and reverts, and understand your project's full history through logs. What is GitHub? GitHub is a platform built on Git fundamentals. It's where developers host projects, share code, review changes, manage issues, and work together. GitHub is the industry-standard platform for collaboration and open source. Why Learn Git and GitHub? If you want to work as a developer, Git and GitHub are essential skills. You can: - Work safely without breaking the codebase or live site. - Collaborate with teams and contribute to real-world projects. - Build a public portfolio that showcases your work. - Understand professional workflows used in almost every software role.

What's included

1 assignment38 plugins

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Learn Git and GitHub Quiz30 minutes

38 pluginsTotal 109 minutes

Git and GitHub Course Intro1 minute
Introducing Git and GitHub7 minutes
Your first GitHub project5 minutes
NEW: Give it a go1 minute
Coding locally1 minute
Scrimba Docs1 minute
Git Workflow4 minutes
GitHub Desktop8 minutes
.gitignore2 minutes
Source Control in VS Code5 minutes
Branching in VS Code4 minutes
Pull Requests3 minutes
NEW: Over to you1 minute
Become a Git Pro1 minute
Install Git1 minute
git init3 minutes
Making changes, staging and committing3 minutes
git diff1 minute
git push2 minutes
Terminal branching3 minutes
Best practice2 minutes
NEW: Time to shine1 minute
Collaboration1 minute
Collaborative branching2 minutes
Code Reviews7 minutes
Merge Conflicts7 minutes
Gits and Pieces1 minute
git fetch4 minutes
git log1 minute
git stash3 minutes
git revert2 minutes
git reset2 minutes
git rebase5 minutes
Other GitHub Features1 minute
GitHub Profiles2 minutes
Stars, forking and cloning4 minutes
GitHub Issues3 minutes
GitHub Projects4 minutes

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