Working with Git Course | DevelopIntelligence

Course Summary

The Working with Git training course is designed to demonstrate how to use Git at a fundamental level, as well as how to apply that knowledge to working with one of the many Git Repository platforms.

The course begins with an introduction to source code management and Git. Next, it continues with a look at reviewing and editing the commit history, and continues with project management, automation and advanced history management. The course concludes with an examination of Git workflows and best practices.

Prerequisites: No prior experience with Git is necessary. Prior experience with other version control systems is helpful but not required. Experience with the command-line or DOS command prompt is preferred.

Purpose

Learn how to adopt and use Git to manage your source control.

Audience

Software developers, dev-ops, system administrators, and anyone else looking to learn how to use Git to track their software development.

Role

Business Analyst - DevOps Engineer - Project Manager - Q/A - Software Developer - System Administrator - Technical Manager - Web Developer

Skill Level

Introduction

Style

Learning Spikes - Workshops

Duration

2 Days

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Productivity Objectives:

Understand Git and Git fundamentals
Review and edit the commit history
Improve your daily workflow
Branch, merge, and use remote repositories
Understand collaboration best practices as a team
Apply Git knowledge to a pre-selected Git platform (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, etc.)

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Real-World Content

Project-focused demos and labs using your tool stack and environment, not some canned "training room" lab.
Expert Practitioners

Industry experts with 15+ years of industry experience that bring their battle scars into the classroom.
Experiential Learning

More coding than lecture, coupled with architectural and design discussions.
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What You'll Learn

In the Working with Git training course, you'll learn:

Introduction to Source Code Management
- The core principles of change management
- The power to undo changes
- Audit trails and investigations
- Reproducible software
Git Introduction and Basics
- Introduction to Git
- Trees and commits
- Configure Git
- Add, rename, and remove files
Reviewing and Editing the Commit History
- Review the commit history
- Revision shortcuts
- Fix mistakes
Improving Your Daily Workflow
- Simplify common commands with aliases
- Ignore build artifacts
- Save Changes for Later Use (Stashing)
Branching
- Branch basics
- List differences between branches
- Visualize branches
- Delete branches
- Tag
Merging
- Merge basics
- Merge conflicts
- Merge remote branches
Remote Repositories
- Synchronize objects with remotes
- Track branches
- Remote branch management
- Fork and work with upstreams
Collaboration through a platform
- Introduction to GitHub
- Git repositories on GitHub
- Daily workflow
- Use pull requests and code reviews
Project Management & Automation
- Issues and Branches
- Hooks (integration with your development workflow)
- CI/CD with Git
History Management
- Rebase
- Cherry pick
- Squash
- Advanced workflows
Workflows/Best Practices
- Branch strategies
- Remote strategies
- Tagging strategies
Optional Topics (as time permits)
- Intro to DevOps w/ Git Migrating from old repositories
- IDE integrations
- GUI clients
- History browsers