Git and Github Mastery: Course Trailer

Course Overview: This course is designed to provide students with a deep understanding of Git, a widely used distributed version control system. Through hands-on exercises and practical examples, students will learn essential Git concepts and commands, enabling them to effectively manage their codebase and collaborate with others.
Course Duration: 8 Modules
Course Curriculum:
Module 1: Fundamentals of Version Control and Git Basics
• Introduction to version control systems
• Understanding the benefits of using Git
• Setting up Git on different platforms
• Git configuration and global settings
• Creating a local Git repository
• Basic Git commands: init, add, commit
Module 2: Branching and Merging
• Understanding branches and their purpose
• Creating and switching between branches
• Merging changes from one branch to another
• Resolving merge conflicts
• Best practices for branch management
Module 3: Collaborative Development with Git
• Cloning remote repositories
• Configuring remote connections
• Fetching and pulling changes from remote repositories
• Pushing changes to remote repositories
• Forking and contributing to open-source projects
Module 4: Working with Remote Repositories
• Introduction to remote repositories (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket)
• Creating and configuring remote repositories
• Collaborating with others using remote repositories
• Pull requests and code reviews
• Handling upstream changes and syncing forks
Module 5: Advanced Git Operations
• Working with Git tags and releases
• Git stash: saving and restoring changes
• Interactive rebasing: editing commit history
• Amending commits and rewriting Git history
• Using Git hooks for automation and custom workflows
Module 6: Git Workflows
• Understanding different Git workflows (centralized, feature branch, Gitflow)
• Setting up and following Gitflow workflow
• Git best practices for team collaboration
• Integrating Git with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
Module 7: Git Troubleshooting and Maintenance
• Identifying and resolving common Git issues
• Using Git bisect for debugging
• Git reflog: recovering lost commits
• Git maintenance commands: prune, gc, fsck
• Backing up and restoring Git repositories
Module 8: Git Tips, Tricks, and Advanced Topics
• Git aliases and customizing Git
• Using Git submodules and subtrees
• Working with large repositories and Git LFS
• Git hooks for customizing workflow
• Exploring advanced Git topics (rebase vs. merge, cherry-picking, etc.)