Top Git & GitHub Training Course!

Introduction

Supercharge your team's collaboration and code management with our comprehensive training course on Git & GitHub for Version Control. This essential program equips individuals and organizations with the fundamental skills to effectively track changes, collaborate seamlessly on projects, and manage code repositories efficiently. Our training course demystifies the power of Git, the distributed version control system, and GitHub, the leading platform for hosting and collaborating on Git repositories. Whether you're a solo developer or part of a large team, this training course provides the practical knowledge to streamline your development workflow and enhance code integrity.

This Git & GitHub training course focuses on hands-on experience, guiding participants through core Git commands and GitHub functionalities. You'll learn to initialize repositories, commit changes, branch and merge code, resolve conflicts, and leverage GitHub's collaboration features like pull requests and issue tracking. By the end of this impactful training course, your team will be proficient in using Git and GitHub to improve code management, foster collaboration, and ensure a more robust and organized development process.

Target Audience

• Software developers of all experience levels
• Web developers and designers
• Data scientists and analysts working with code
• Project managers involved in software development
• Technical writers managing documentation
• Students learning to code and collaborate
• Teams looking to improve their code management and collaboration workflows

Duration:

• 5 Days

Course Objectives

1. Understand the core concepts of version control and the benefits of using Git.
2. Master fundamental Git commands for tracking changes and managing repositories.
3. Learn to create and manage branches for parallel development.
4. Understand the process of merging branches and resolving conflicts effectively.
5. Become proficient in using GitHub for hosting and collaborating on Git repositories.
6. Learn to utilize pull requests for code review and collaboration.
7. Understand how to manage issues and contribute to projects on GitHub.
8. Learn best practices for using Git and GitHub in individual and team environments.

Course Content

1. Module: Introduction to Version Control and Git

• Understanding the need for version control systems in the module
• Benefits of using Git for code management and collaboration within the Python module
• Introduction to distributed version control systems and Git architecture in the module
• Installing and setting up Git on your local machine within the module
• Basic Git configuration and initial setup in the module

2. Module: Core Git Operations

• Initializing a new Git repository (git init) in the module
• Staging and committing changes (git add, git commit) within the Python module
• Viewing commit history (git log) and understanding commit messages in the module
• Ignoring files and directories (.gitignore) in the module
• Undoing changes (git checkout, git reset) in the module

3. Module: Branching and Merging

• Understanding the concept of branching in Git for parallel development in the module
• Creating, listing, and deleting branches (git branch, git checkout -b, git branch -d) within the Python module
• Switching between branches (git checkout) in the module
• Merging branches (git merge) and understanding merge conflicts in the module
• Strategies for effective branching and merging workflows in the module

4. Module: Working with Remote Repositories and GitHub

• Introduction to remote repositories and their importance in collaboration in the module
• Creating an account on GitHub and creating new repositories within the Python module
• Connecting local repositories to remote repositories (git remote add) in the module
• Pushing local commits to remote repositories (git push) in the module
• Cloning remote repositories to local machines (git clone) in the module

5. Module: Collaboration with GitHub: Pull Requests

• Understanding the pull request workflow for code review and contribution in the module
• Creating and managing pull requests on GitHub within the Python module
• Reviewing and commenting on pull requests in the module
• Merging pull requests on GitHub in the module
• Best practices for effective code review using pull requests in the module

6. Module: Collaboration with GitHub: Issues and More

• Using GitHub Issues for tracking bugs, features, and tasks in the module
• Assigning issues, using labels, and managing milestones within the Python module
• Understanding GitHub's collaborative features like forks and watchers in the module
• Collaborating on projects with multiple contributors on GitHub in the module
• Basic project management features on GitHub in the module

7. Module: Managing Conflicts and History

• Identifying and understanding merge conflicts in Git in the module
• Using Git tools to resolve merge conflicts effectively within the Python module
• Understanding different ways to view and manipulate Git history (git log --graph, git rebase, git cherry-pick) in the module
• Best practices for maintaining a clean and understandable commit history in the module
• Recovering from mistakes using Git history manipulation in the module

8. Module: Advanced Git and GitHub Topics

• Introduction to Git hooks for automating tasks in the module
• Understanding Git stash for temporarily saving changes within the Python module
• Using Git tags for marking releases in the module
• Exploring advanced GitHub features like GitHub Actions for automation within the Python module
• Best practices for using Git and GitHub in different development workflows in the module

General remarks

• Customizable courses are available to address the specific needs of your organization.
• The participant must be conversant in English
• Participants who successfully complete this course will receive a certificate of completion from Lenol Development Center.
• The course fee for onsite training includes facilitation training materials, tea break and lunch.
• Accommodation and airport pick up are made upon request
• For any inquiries reach us through info@lenoldevelopmentcenter.com or +254 710 314 746
• Payment should be made to our bank