Version Control with Git

Instructor: Steve Byrnes

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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The Version Control with Git course provides you with a solid, hands-on foundation for understanding the Git version control system. Git is open source software originally created by Linus Torvalds. Git manages team files for large and small projects. This allows the team to continuously improve its product. It is used by most major technology companies, and is assumed knowledge for many modern programming and IT jobs. It is a core component of DevOps, continuous delivery pipelines and cloud-native computing. You could also use Git to manage the many continuously improving revisions of that book that you are writing.

In this course, you will not learn everything there is to know about Git, but you will build a strong conceptual understanding of the technology, and afterward will be able to confidently dig deeper on any topic that interests you. This course assumes no previous knowledge of Git, but if you do have experience with it, you may find this course to be both useful and challenging. This is especially true if you currently "know just enough Git to be dangerous". There are two paths in this course. Both rely heavily on hands-on labs. One path assumes that you have experience using a command line interface, and the other path uses the Sourcetree graphical client. If you are not experienced with a command line, we highly suggest that you go through the Sourcetree path. Eventually, you might want to go through both paths, so that you can decide which tool to use for specific tasks. Besides, repetition is good for learning :) You can watch the videos and take the quizzes from your phone if you want, but the hands-on labs require you to have a Windows or Mac computer. If you use the command line path through the course, you can also use Linux. This course uses Bitbucket (bitbucket.org) as the hosted provider for remote Git repositories. Bitbucket is free for teams of up to 5 people, including private repositories. However, most of the knowledge that you gain in this course applies to Git itself, and you can apply this knowledge to other hosted Git providers (such as GitHub). This course tries to be as concise as possible. It will probably take you about 5-10 hours to go through one of the two paths, but your mileage may vary.

This module gets you started using Git. It provides the foundation for the rest of the course. You will install Git and/or Sourcetree, create a local repository, create a commit, create a remote repository and push commits to a remote repository. You have the option of doing the hands-on labs using the Sourcetree graphical Git client and/or using a command line.

What's included

12 videos10 readings1 assignment

12 videos Total 73 minutes

DevOps and Git in a Nutshell 8 minutes
Git Overview 10 minutes
(Sourcetree) Installation and Getting Started 2 minutes
(Command Line) Installation and Getting Started 7 minutes
Git Locations 4 minutes
(Sourcetree) Create a Local Repository 2 minutes
(Command Line) Create a Local Repository 2 minutes
(Sourcetree) Commit to a Local Repository 4 minutes
(Command Line) Commit to a Local Repository 8 minutes
Create a Remote Repository 3 minutes
(Sourcetree) Push to a Remote Repository 9 minutes
(Command Line) Push to a Remote Repository 13 minutes

10 readings Total 77 minutes

Welcome 2 minutes
(Lab- Sourcetree) Installation and Getting Started 10 minutes
(Lab- Command Line) Installation and Getting Started 10 minutes
(Lab- Sourcetree) Create a Local Repository 5 minutes
(Lab- Command Line) Create a Local Repository 5 minutes
(Lab- Sourcetree) Commit to a Local Repository 10 minutes
(Lab- Command Line) Commit to a Local Repository 10 minutes
(Lab) - Create a Remote Repository 5 minutes
(Lab- Sourcetree) Push to a Remote Repository 10 minutes
(Lab- Command Line) Push to a Remote Repository 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Module 1 Assessment 30 minutes

This module discusses to of the key concepts involved with Git: branching and merging. It starts with foundational knowledge on Git's commit graph model, Git IDs and references. Branching and merging are then covered, including the difference between fast-forward merges and using merge commits.

What's included

9 videos6 readings1 assignment

9 videos Total 88 minutes

Git's Graph Model 4 minutes
(Sourcetree) Git IDs 4 minutes
(Command Line) Git IDs 6 minutes
(Sourcetree) Git References 6 minutes
(Command Line) Git References 14 minutes
(Sourcetree) Branches 13 minutes
(Command Line) Branches 13 minutes
(Sourcetree) Merging 14 minutes
(Command Line) Merging 13 minutes

6 readings Total 80 minutes

(Lab- Sourcetree) Git References 10 minutes
(Lab- Command Line) Git References 10 minutes
(Lab- Sourcetree) Branches 20 minutes
(Lab- Command Line) Branches 20 minutes
(Lab- Sourcetree) Merging 10 minutes
(Lab- Command Line) Merging 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Module 2 Assessment 30 minutes

This module continues the discussion of branching and merging. It starts with resolving a merge conflict. Then synchronizing with remote repositories is covered, including the fetch, pull and push commands. The other major topic of this module is rewriting history. The commit history is an important part of a project. A clean commit history makes it easier to understand the project, and then contribute to it by adding new features or fixing problems. If you have not shared your commits, you can rewrite them in a way that makes a cleaner project history. Rewriting history includes amending commits and rebasing.

What's included

10 videos10 readings1 assignment

10 videos Total 107 minutes

(Sourcetree) Resolving Merge Conflicts 13 minutes
(Command Line) Resolving Merge Conflicts 12 minutes
(Sourcetree) Tracking Branches 11 minutes
(Command Line) Tracking Branches 10 minutes
(Sourcetree) Fetch, Pull and Push 9 minutes
(Command Line) Fetch, Pull and Push 13 minutes
(Sourcetree) Rebasing 8 minutes
(Command Line) Rebasing 9 minutes
(Sourcetree) Rewriting History 9 minutes
(Command Line) Rewriting History 14 minutes

10 readings Total 100 minutes

(Lab- Sourcetree) Resolving Merge Conflicts 10 minutes
(Lab- Command Line) Resolving Merge Conflicts 10 minutes
(Lab- Sourcetree) Tracking Branches 10 minutes
(Lab- Command Line) Tracking Branches 10 minutes
(Lab- Sourcetree) Fetch, Pull and Push 10 minutes
(Lab- Command Line) Fetch, Pull and Push 10 minutes
(Lab- Sourcetree) Rebasing 10 minutes
(Lab- Command Line) Rebasing 10 minutes
(Lab- Sourcetree) Rewriting History 10 minutes
(Lab- Command Line) Rewriting History 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Module 3 Assessment 30 minutes

This module covers topics on how teams work with Git. Git is flexible enough to work with many types of projects and teams. The better you understand Git's capabilities, the more effectively to can use it in your projects. Topics include pull requests, centralized workflows, feature branch workflows, forking workflows and Gitflow workflows. This module concludes with a project in which you use Git with a Gitflow workflow.

What's included

4 videos5 readings1 assignment1 peer review

4 videos Total 30 minutes

(Sourcetree) Pull Requests I 6 minutes
(Command Line) Pull Requests I 7 minutes
Pull Requests II 6 minutes
Git Workflows 12 minutes

5 readings Total 71 minutes

(Lab- Sourcetree) Pull Requests I 10 minutes
(Lab- Command Line) Pull Requests I 10 minutes
(Lab- Sourcetree) Pull Requests II 25 minutes
(Lab- Command Line) Pull Requests II 25 minutes
Final Project 1 minute

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Module 4 Assessment 30 minutes

1 peer review Total 60 minutes

Version Control with Git Final Project 60 minutes

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Reviewed on May 18, 2021

This course is very well designed. I am a noob at version controlling. After finishing this course, I am a lot more confident in using Git. Thanks, Steve Byrnes for making it easy for us.

Reviewed on Aug 20, 2019

This was certainly a very well constructed course. It challenged my perceptions, my ideas and my knowledge. I would certainly recommend for anyone looking to get a good understanding of Git.

Reviewed on Jul 9, 2020

Probably more time should have been dedicated to Changing History topic. In addition, it would be nice if a summary of all git commands discussed was provided as a cheat sheet for easier review.

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