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What you’ll learn:
Learn the key concepts of the Git source control system
Compare the different states in Git
Create and manage repositories on GitHub
Save work in progress with Stashes
Even a bit of time travel within Git repositories and on GitHub
Join other GitHub projects by Forking and contribute back using Pull Requests
Group related repositories together with GitHub Organizations
Step through the entire Git workflow
Manage files inside and outside the control of Git and GitHub
Create branches and resolve conflicts with confidence
Mark special events with Tags and Releases
Perform many of the same local Git operations directly on GitHub
Review and Accept Pull Requests from Others
Manage project defects or enhancement requests with GitHub Issues
Requirements:
Basic computer skills
Ability to install software on your computer
Description:
This course will comprehensively cover the GitHub hosting service as a companion to the Git source control tool, which means no prior knowledge or experience is required. Students will emerge at the end with a very solid understanding and hands-on experience with Git and GitHub.
Course Organization
The course is divided into four major components:
Introduction and Setup
Learning Git Source Control
All About GitHub
Each one of the above components spans multiple sections in this course.
Introduction
The Introduction provides a welcome to the course including some useful tips for getting the most out of taking the course and how the course is designed. That is followed by the Core Concepts which go over some critical theory before diving straight into Git.
After the introduction and core concepts, the first thing we do is a Quick Installation for both Windows and Mac.
