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GitHub Pull Requests: The Complete Workflow Masterclass
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GitHub Pull Requests: The Complete Workflow Masterclass

Master fork workflows, code review, feature branches & open source collaboration practical skills
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Created byFettah Ben
Last updated 6/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Clone a repository and set up a full contribution workflow from scratch
  • Prepare code changes and commit them properly before opening a PR
  • Create pull requests using the fork workflow — the standard for open source
  • Conduct and respond to code reviews, and merge PRs with confidence
  • Manage closed pull requests and understand their history
  • Track contributors and navigate activity across an open source project
  • Create dedicated feature branches and keep PRs focused and reviewable
  • Handle multiple open pull requests simultaneously without confusion
  • Review code changes line by line — the way professional engineers do it
  • Speed up your daily Git workflow using custom aliases
  • Sync local branches after a pull request is merged upstream

Course content

3 sections • 12 lectures • 55m total length

  • Cloning a Repository for Contribution Workflow2:54

    Fork the repo on GitHub, then add your fork repo as a remote to your local cloned copy

  • Preparing Code Changes Before Pull Request4:06

    Edit The Project to be able to send a Pull Request on the original project

  • Creating Your First Pull Request (Fork Workflow)5:56

    To create a pull request, you need to have made your code changes on a separate branch or forked repository

  • Code Review and Merging Pull Requests4:17

    Approving a pull request with required reviews

  • Managing Closed Pull Requests2:37

    Delete a closed pull request from GitHub

  • Tracking Contributors in Open Source Projects3:43

    A contributor is someone from the outside not on the core development team of the project that wants to contribute some changes to a project

Requirements

  • Git installed on your computer (Windows, macOS, or Linux)
  • A free GitHub account
  • Basic familiarity with Git commits and branches — helpful but not required
  • No prior experience with pull requests or code review needed

Description

Pull requests are how real teams ship code — and this course teaches you the complete workflow from scratch. Whether you're making your first open source contribution or managing multiple feature branches on a professional team, you'll learn exactly how GitHub PRs work in practice.

Master real-world pull request workflows — from your first fork to advanced multi-branch collaboration. Learn code review, open source contribution, and pro Git habits used by top engineering teams.

This course covers everything you need to work confidently with GitHub pull requests across three focused sections.

In Section 1 — GitHub Pull Requests, you'll build a complete mental model of the contribution workflow. You'll start by cloning a repository the right way, make real code changes, and submit your first pull request using the industry-standard fork workflow. Then you'll learn how to review and merge PRs, deal with closed requests, and understand how to read a project's contributor activity.

In Section 2 — Advanced Pull Request Workflow, you'll step into patterns used by professional engineering teams. You'll learn how to organize work into clean feature branches, manage several open PRs at once without losing track, resolve the complexity that comes from multiple merges, and do thorough line-by-line code reviews.

In Section 3 — GitHub Extras, you'll pick up two powerful productivity skills: building Git aliases to eliminate repetitive typing, and properly syncing your local environment after upstream pull requests land.

Pull requests are a career skill — not just a GitHub feature. Companies evaluate junior developers on how well they communicate code changes, give feedback, and collaborate through PRs. This course gives you the hands-on practice to walk into any team environment and contribute from day one.

Enroll now and start working with pull requests the way professional developers do.

Who this course is for:

  • A beginner developer who wants to contribute to open source projects
  • A self-taught programmer who has never worked on a team codebase
  • A junior developer preparing for their first professional engineering role
  • Anyone who has struggled to understand the fork → PR → merge cycle

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