Welcome to Git & Github class for absolute beginners. This class is a bit different from my regular classes here on Skillshare, as this one is more of a Crash Course.

Git & Github together make this sacred collaboration for us Developers. That makes Git the most used version control system out there. In contrast, Github is there to provide us with great features that will set our development workflow in stone. Github also has its exclusive features like Github Desktop and Github Pages; we will look at both.

The good part about this course is that you won't need any prior experience with these technologies or coding. As this is a Crash Course, it will focus on the basics of most of the features that Git & Github has to offer together. And by the end of this class, you will be fully ready to operate and handle versions of your code.

Class Breakdown:

Introduction: Intro to this course and technologies. Also, it will give you more info on who I am and what I do for a living.
Code and Code Versions: This presentational video will give you insights into what code is and code versions. In it, you will get to know the importance of code versions.
What is Git & Github: As its title says, in this video, you will learn what Git is as a Version Control System (VCS) and Github as a platform.
Installing Git: As this is a Crash Course, we will do the work step-by-step. And the first step for us would be to Install Git. In this video, you will see how simple it is and which tools and commands come with Git.
Creating First Project (Repo): Repo, or Repository, is the central location for a project. That being said, in this video, we will create one.
Cloning The Repo: In this video, we will go through our repo and which Git command will help us to clone our repo from Github to our Local Machine.
Making Changes and Tracking: In this video, we will make some changes to our repo locally. By making those changes, we will see that Git can track our changes and our progress.
Committing Changes: All changes we make won't be saved and could easily be removed. But, by committing those, we will ensure that that won't happen. This is what we will go through in this video.
Pushing Code: In this video, we will take our committed changes from the last video and publish those. By that, all of the changes we made to our code will also be on our Github repo.
Creating a New Branch: In this video, we will be introduced to a feature called Branching and Branches. In this video particularly, we will create a new one.
What are Branches: Now that you had some experience with Branches, it is time to deep dive into those. In this video, you will learn what branches are actually and for what are used.
Handling Conflicts: Doing work and making mistakes is natural to all of us. With Git & Github, those mistakes are called conflicts. In this video, we will cause the conflict and resolve it.
Creating Pull Request: Pull requests are another great feature from Github. Those will give us more secure ways of merging our code while presenting changes to us. In this video, we will create such a pull request.
Usual Workflow with Git & Github: This video is more of a practice for you. This is an excellent way to practice this usual workflow we have and use with Git & Github. If you are not sure about your skills, there is nothing to worry about, as we will do this practice together in this video.
Github Desktop: One prominent feature that Github has, and that I already mentioned, is Github Desktop. In this video, we will get introduced to it.
Forking: Git & Github can be used for open-source communities and collaboration between developers on a public scope. One of the features that help us greatly with it is called Forking.
Github Pages: Another Github feature we can use to deploy our code and create live sites and applications quickly. In this video, we will deploy the content we have had so far.
18. Thank You and Goodbye: This video is the last video of this class. So for it, you can expect friendly goodbye from me and shared resources to continue your learning journey.

Eyuel Getachew

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