Git Essentials: Mastering Version Control
What you'll learn
- Overcome the intimidation of working with command line tools through extensive practice and practical examples.
- Track and untrack files in a Git repository.
- Understand the stages of a file from untracked to tracked and committed.
- Commit changes to a local repository efficiently.
- Write meaningful commit messages that enhance collaboration and history tracking.
- Check the local change history to understand the evolution of a project.
- Use logs and diffs to inspect past changes and decisions.
- Reset changes and undo commits to manage and correct mistakes.
- Differentiate between soft, mixed, and hard resets.
- Create and manage branches for feature development and bug fixes.
- Navigate and switch between branches seamlessly.
- Merge branches to integrate changes.
- Use rebase to maintain a linear project history.
- Apply specific commits from one branch to another, facilitating selective integration.
- Create tags to mark important commits, such as releases or milestones.
- Use GitHub as a remote repository to collaborate with others.
- Create and manage issues to track tasks and bugs.
- Create pull requests to propose changes and facilitate code reviews.
- Develop a personalized Git cheat sheet throughout the course, serving as a valuable reference tool for future projects.
Requirements
- Familiarity with basic computer operations, such as navigating files and directories, installing software, and using a web browser.
- Ability to use a text editor, such as Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, or even Notepad++, for editing HTML and CSS files.
- Basic understanding of HTML and CSS will be helpful as the course involves building a simple HTML page with some CSS. However, detailed knowledge of web development is not required.
Description
Welcome to "Git Essentials: Mastering Version Control", a comprehensive course designed to take you from Git novice to proficient user through hands-on experience and practical application. Whether you're a developer, designer, or anyone involved in collaborative projects, mastering Git is an essential skill.
Command line tools can be intimidating, but in this course, we will demystify Git by practicing extensively and learning commands through easy-to-understand use cases. By the end of this course, you'll be confident in using Git without the fear of making mistakes.
In this course, we will cover:
Tracking and Untracking Files: Learn how to add and remove files from version control.
Committing Changes: Understand how to commit changes to your local repository.
Checking Change History: Discover how to view the history of changes made to your project.
Resetting Changes: Learn to reset your changes and undo commits when necessary.
Branching: Master the creation and use of branches to manage different lines of development.
Rebasing and Merging: Synchronize branches effectively using rebase and merge commands.
Cherry-Picking: Apply specific commits from one branch to another.
Tagging Commits: Mark important commits with custom names for easy reference.
We will also delve into using GitHub as a remote repository, where you will:
Configure GitHub to Protect Branches: Learn to set up branch protection rules.
Create and Manage Issues: Understand how to create issues and link them to commits.
Create Pull Requests and Resolve Conflicts: Learn the workflow of creating pull requests and resolving merge conflicts.
To ensure clarity and understanding, all major workflows will be visualized through real practices and graphical representations. This approach will leave no concept vague or unclear.
By following each step in this course, you will create a personalized Git cheat sheet, serving as a handy reference and solidifying your Git knowledge.
Join us and transform your version control skills with hands-on practice and real-world applications.
Who this course is for:
- Individuals with little to no prior experience with Git or any version control system who want to build a strong foundation.
- Software developers and programmers of all levels looking to improve their version control skills and collaborate more effectively on projects.
- Computer science students or educators seeking to integrate version control practices into their learning or teaching workflows.
- Project managers and team leaders who need to understand version control to oversee development projects and ensure smooth collaboration.
- Freelancers and remote workers who want to manage their codebase effectively and collaborate with clients or teams across different locations.
- Hobbyists, enthusiasts, and self-taught learners interested in gaining practical knowledge of Git to enhance their personal or professional projects.
Instructor
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• Java / Java EE specifications JAX-RS (Jersey), JPA (Hibernate)
• Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Security, Data)
• Spring Cloud components & microservices frameworks, messaging bus (RabbitMQ)
• JavaScript (ES6, TypeScript) / Node JS (Express.js) and frontend JS Frameworks (React (and Redux), Vue, Angular, Svelte)
• Testing frameworks (For Java pojects JUnit, Mockito, AssertJ, Cucumber / for Javascript projects Jest, Vitest, and Testing Library (for React, Svelte, Vue, Angular))
I've been teaching Spring Boot, React and Test Driven Development to newly graduate engineers and interns either in class environment or one on one.