Git 101Course Outline

Git 101 — Fundamentals

Learn the core commands, workflows and best practices in order to build confidence and be a productive git user.

Git 101 is a hands-on, instructor-led workshop that teaches you the fundamentals of git and GitHub (or GitLab, BitBucket, Azure DevOps, etc). You'll learn how teams use git to manage code, collaborate, and automate actions such as deployment.

This course is geared towards beginners and those who may have been using git for a while but have yet to graps or feel comfortable with the daily workflow.

1. Getting started

   1. Intro to Version Control
   2. What Makes Git Different
   3. Getting Configured
   4. Intro to the Command Line

2. Stage & Commit

   1. Staging Area
   2. Committing Changes
   3. Snapshots vs Diffs
   4. Renaming & Moving Files

3. Cleanup & Undoing

   1. Clearing the Staging Area
   2. Managing the Working Directory
   3. Undoing Commits
   4. Amending Commits

4. Branching & Merging

   1. Branching Basics
   2. Comparing
   3. Feature Branch Workflow
   4. Visualizing the Graph

5. Merging

   1. Merge Strategies
   2. Mege Outcomes
   3. Dealing with Conflicts

6. Workflow Improvements

   1. Aliases
   2. Ignoring Artifacts
   3. Stashing
   4. Automation with Hooks

7. Intro to Remote Platforms

   1. GitHub
   2. GitLab
   3. BitBucket
   4. Azure DevOps
   5. Self-Hosted

8. Collaboration via a Remote

   1. Cloning Repositories
   2. Staying in sync
   3. Pushing & Pulling
   4. Pull/Merge Requests
   5. Code Reviews
   6. Forking and Upstreams
   7. Rollbacks
   8. Managing Releases

9. Leverage History

   1. Viewing history
   2. Searching & Filtering the Log
   3. Compare & Blame

10. Workflows & Best Practices

    1. Branch Workflows
    2. Remote Strategies
    3. Tagging & Releasing

11. Advanced Topics

    1. Cherry Picking
    2. Reverting
    3. Bisecting
    4. Rebasing
    5. Squashing
    6. Reflog & Resets