Git & GitHub

What you will be able to do

• Track a project with commits and read its history
• Undo mistakes and keep secrets out of a repository
• Work in branches, merge them and resolve conflicts
• Push to GitHub, open pull requests and review code
• Contribute to a project through forks and issues

What you will learn

1. 2.2Git Basics6 lessons

   Track your projects with Git, from the first commit to undoing mistakes and keeping build files and secrets out.

   1. Why version control? Git and GitHub20 min
   2. Your first repository and commit25 min
   3. History and differences: git log and git diff25 min
   4. Undoing changes: restore, amend, revert and reset30 min
   5. .gitignore and keeping secrets out30 min
   6. Common mistakes and practice35 min
2. 2.3Branches & Merging4 lessons

   Work on features in branches, join them with merges and resolve conflicts with confidence.

   1. Branches: create one and switch to it25 min
   2. Merging branches25 min
   3. Merge conflicts30 min
   4. Common mistakes and practice35 min
3. 2.4GitHub & Teamwork6 lessons

   Put your repositories on GitHub and work with others: remotes, push, pull and fetch, READMEs, pull requests with code review, forks and issues.

   1. Put your project on GitHub30 min
   2. Clone, push, pull and fetch30 min
   3. Write a README in Markdown25 min
   4. Pull requests and code review30 min
   5. Forks, issues and open source30 min
   6. Common mistakes and practice40 min