GitHub Foundations: Git and GitHub

This course will teach you how to use Git and GitHub to handle your source code effectively, create and manage repositories, and use Git tools including GitHub Desktop.

GitHub, backed by Git, makes working with distributed source control accessible for all developers. In 2024, it has more than 100 million active developers working on projects and sharing code with over 420 million repositories. In this course, GitHub Foundations: Git and GitHub, you will learn all you need to know to use GitHub effectively and make GitHub part of your daily routine of managing your code and your work. First, you will explore the basics of Git and GitHub. Next, you will dive into repositories, the cornerstone of GitHub, and the many actions you can do with them. Then, you will discover how to create and manage branches and markdown, the standard way of writing text on GitHub. Finally, you will learn about the tools that GitHub has created to work effectively with it, including GitHub Desktop. By the end of this course, you will have a good understanding of what GitHub can do for you as a developer.

• Course Overview 1min
• An Overview of Git and GitHub 36mins
• Getting Started with GitHub 30mins
• Working with Repositories 65mins
• Using Markdown 11mins
• Working with Teams and Organizations 14mins
• Using GitHub Tools 11mins