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Learn Git

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.

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

1
Setup
Install and configure Git on your local machine
2
Repositories
Learn about Git repositories, what they are, and how to work with commits
3
Internals
Learn how Git stores data on the files system and the plumbing commands that make it all work
4
Config
Learn how to configure Git and set up your user information
5
Branching
Practice creating and switching between branches
6
Merge
Merge changes from one branch into another and learn how merge commits work
7
Rebase
Learn about the cooler way to integrate changes from one branch into another
8
Reset
Learn how to undo changes with the reset command
9
Remote
Setup a remote repository and learn how to push and pull changes
10
GitHub
Learn how to use Git with GitHub, the most popular Git hosting service
11
Gitignore
Learn about using a .gitignore file to exclude files and directories from being tracked by Git.

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Good workflow examples, definitely a great starter point.

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Desmond Phillips

United States

Solid intro to git for someone whos never heard of it.

(5/5)
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G Ursus

United States

Like most of the BootDev courses, this one is good. A solid intro class.

(4/5)
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Jesse P

United States

There was a specific lesson where the language was more assumptive in relation to what repo to use, but it wasn't super clear making me leverage the boot bot to get clarity, otherwise great lesson!

(4/5)
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Matt Stankovich

Canada

Amazing Git foundations here.

(5/5)
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José Claro

Portugal

Great introduction in the deep water of Git ! Never understood how it worked, now i do !

(5/5)
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Surpr1se

France

This is a great beginner course for git, the cli, plus a bit about GitHub, not the cli. Even if you are somewhat comfortable already with git there are some gems to walk away with here. Plus the Primeagen is awesome!

(5/5)
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Philip Schools

United States

fantastic course

(5/5)
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Benjamin Ricks

United States

This course really helped me to learn how to use git and github, and how to apply changes to a project while working alone and in a group.

(4/5)
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Guy Greenberg

Israel

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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

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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.