A Beginner’s Guide to VCS and Git

Learn how to use Git commands

Git Version Control Systems (VCS) changes your approach to modern software engineering. Using Git, you can easily track the history of file and code changes, deliver new versions of software without relying on any continuous delivery mechanisms, and protect your code from any mistakes made while programming.

On this one-week course, you’ll learn how to use Git and the common commands that you’ll need in your workflow as a software engineer.

You’ll understand how to install Git and use your computer’s terminal or command line to navigate the file system, before learning how to create and edit files.

Delve into the Git workflow techniques

You’ll unpack Git’s branching workflow to understand why it’s such a useful feature, and how to use it in your projects.

With this knowledge, you’ll be able to move onto more advanced Git workflow techniques that will make you a valued contributor and collaborator on any project.

You’ll be able to create your own Git repositories, or clone and contribute to existing ones. This will allow you to track the changes to sets of files over time, recover data you might lose, and collaborate with others on projects.

Delve into version control

You’ll gain an understanding of version control, also known as source control.

With this knowledge, you’ll be able to easily track and manage changes to software code.

Develop key software engineering skills

By the end of the course, you’ll be familiar with using Git to handle large projects easily and make well-crafted contributions to your own or others’ projects.

You’ll have a profound understanding of Git’s branching workflow, and how to use it in the best possible way in your projects.

This course is designed for anyone interested in software engineering and developing skills in using Git.

You’ll need to install and configure Git on your Windows or MacOS system. We’ll show you how to do this on the course.

• The fundamentals of Git
• Introduction to the course
• Version control and the terminal
• Learning the basics
• Branches and workflows
• Advanced Git workflow
• Wrap up