Learn Git

Name: Learn Git [Full Course]
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.8 (3003 reviews)
Author: ThePrimeagen

Don't be the developer that uses Git to simply add, commit, push, and pray. To truly be great you need to understand your tools.

Author

ThePrimeagen

ThePrimeagen spent 10 years at Netflix writing performance critical software. He has become deeply passionate about building developer tools and teaching others how to use them. He only codes in NeoVim, uses a split keyboard, and rebases his Git branches. And yes, he has a beautiful wife and children.

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8 Hours

of content

75 Addicting

lessons

Earn a certificate

of completion

Learn online

at your pace

What will you learn?

Ah, Git. The source control system that every developer uses, but few truly understand. In this course, we'll not just learn how to use Git, but we'll go over some of the plumbing commands that make it all work. By the end, you'll have everything you need to know to get started using Git as a professional developer, plus a bit extra.

Chapter List

Setup

Install and configure Git on your local machine

Repositories

Learn about Git repositories, what they are, and how to work with commits

Internals

Learn how Git stores data on the files system and the plumbing commands that make it all work

Config

Learn how to configure Git and set up your user information

Branching

Practice creating and switching between branches

Merge

Merge changes from one branch into another and learn how merge commits work

Rebase

Learn about the cooler way to integrate changes from one branch into another

Reset

Learn how to undo changes with the reset command

Remote

Setup a remote repository and learn how to push and pull changes

GitHub

Learn how to use Git with GitHub, the most popular Git hosting service

Gitignore

Learn about using a .gitignore file to exclude files and directories from being tracked by Git.

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Loved this course.

(5/5)

Jason Hill

United States

Very enjoyable course. Agonizing over potentially screwing up my repositories is a big source of pa...

(5/5)

Anthony Mendonca

United States

Great for new students and helpful practice for those that use git, with the advantage of doing real...

(5/5)

Silas Groskreutz

United States

Really helped me get up to speed with Git. Would recommend!

(5/5)

George Carr

United Kingdom

Very good. Practical from the git-go (pun intended).

(5/5)

Andre Mahfouz

Lebanon

Great course.

(5/5)

Galym Nus

Highly recommend learning Git fundamentals for your own future developer journey sake.

(5/5)

Cody Fry

United States

A pretty straight forward, and great course for learning Git!

(4/5)

Trainer Red

Pakistan

I knew nothing about git, now I feel I can used it with confidence

(5/5)

Enrico Segat

Ireland

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Mediocrity doesn't cut it anymore

The only way to become a great developer is to write a lot of code

Avoid tutorial hell

by writing a ton of code

Stay motivated with

a game-like curriculum

Build portfolio projects

to prove your skills

Delve deeper

into foundational concepts

Learn flexibly online

without interrupting your life

For 1% the price of college

to minimize your financial risk

Frequently asked Questions

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Yes! It's free to create an account and start learning. You'll get all the immersive and interactive features for free for a few chapters. After that, if you still haven't paid for a membership, you'll be in read-only (content only) mode.