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GitHub Foundations

GitHub Foundations introduces you to the fundamental concepts, features, and products of GitHub. You'll discover the benefits of using GitHub as a collaborative platform and explore its core...

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$675 USD
Duration 1 day
Course Code GH-900T00
Available Formats Classroom

Overview

GitHub Foundations introduces you to the fundamental concepts, features, and products of GitHub. You'll discover the benefits of using GitHub as a collaborative platform and explore its core features, such as repository management, commits, branches, and merging. Through curated modules and hands-on exercises, you'll gain a solid understanding of GitHub's essential tools and be well-equipped to start contributing to projects and collaborating effectively within GitHub.

Audience Profile

This course in intended for students who want to understand and GitHub best practices. You will understand the fundamental features of GitHub, learn about repository management, gain an understanding of the GitHub flow, including branches, commits, and pull requests. Additionally, you will explore the collaborative features of GitHub by reviewing issues and discussions and be able to manage your GitHub notifications and subscriptions.

Course Details

Outline

  • Introduction to Git
    • What is version control?
    • Exercise - Try out Git
    • Basic Git commands
    • Module assessment
  • Introduction to GitHub
    • What is GitHub?
    • Components of the GitHub flow
    • GitHub is a collaborative platform
    • GitHub platform management
    • Exercise - A guided tour of GitHub
    • Module assessment
  • Introduction to GitHub's products
    • GitHub accounts and plans
    • GitHub Mobile and GitHub Desktop
    • GitHub billing
    • License Usage Stats
    • License Usage Stats in Machine and Peripheral Devices
    • Metered Usage Reports
    • Module assessment
  • Configure code scanning on GitHub
    • What is code scanning?
    • Enable code scanning with third party tools
    • Configure code scanning
    • Configure code scanning exercise
    • Module assessment
  • Introduction to GitHub Copilot
    • GitHub Copilot, your AI pair programmer
    • Interact with Copilot
    • Set up, configure, and troubleshoot GitHub Copilot
    • Exercise - Develop with AI-powered code suggestions by using GitHub Copilot and VS Code
    • Module assessment
  • Code with GitHub Codespaces
    • The Codespace lifecycle
    • Personalize your Codespace
    • Codespaces versus GitHub.dev editor
    • Exercise - Code with Codespaces and Visual Studio Code
    • Module assessment
  • Manage your work with GitHub Projects
    • Projects versus Projects Classic
    • How to create a project
    • How to organize your project
    • How to organize and automate your project
    • Insight and automation with projects
    • Module assessment
  • Communicate effectively on GitHub using Markdown
    • What is Markdown?
    • Exercise - Communicate using Markdown
    • Module assessment
  • Contribute to an open-source project on GitHub
    • Identify where you can help
    • Contribute to an open-source repository
    • Exercise - Create your first pull request
    • Next steps
    • Module assessment
  • Manage an InnerSource program by using GitHub
    • How to manage a successful InnerSource program
    • Exercise - InnerSource fundamentals
    • Module assessment
  • Maintain a secure repository by using GitHub best practices
    • How to maintain a secure GitHub repository
    • Automated security
    • Exercise - Secure your repository's supply chain
    • Module assessment
  • Introduction to GitHub administration
    • What is GitHub administration?
    • How does GitHub authentication work?
    • How does GitHub organization and permissions work?
    • Managing enterprise access, permissions, and governance
    • Module assessment
  • Authenticate and authorize user identities on GitHub
    • User identity and access management
    • User authentication
    • User authorization
    • Team synchronization
    • Module assessment
  • Manage repository changes by using pull requests on GitHub
    • What are pull requests?
    • Exercise - Reviewing pull requests
    • Module assessment
  • Search and organize repository history by using GitHub
    • How to search and organize repository history by using GitHub
    • Exercise - Connect the dots in a GitHub repository
    • Module assessment
  • Using GitHub Copilot with Python
    • What is GitHub Copilot?
    • Exercise - Set up GitHub Copilot to work with Visual Studio Code
    • Use GitHub Copilot with Python
    • Exercise - Update a Python web API with GitHub Copilot
    • Module assessment

Schedule

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  • Voucher expiration dates cannot be extended. The exam must be taken by the expiration date printed on the voucher.

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Does the course schedule include a Lunchbreak?

Lunch is normally an hour-long after 3-3.5 hours of the class day.

What languages are used to deliver training?

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