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Learn Git

Don't be the developer that uses Git to simply add, commit, push, and pray. Learn how it works under the hood.

What you'll learn in this Git course

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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Alex Osborn

United States

hands on and very digestible!

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David Mejia

Colombia

Git is super important especially when working with agents and on many projects in parallel. Super useful course.

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Ryan Grant

United States

Amazing course!

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Mallory Antomarchi

Australia

Goes in depth where it needs to! It also has excellent pacing.

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Kaden Biondich

United States

It's great, really covers important git stuff

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Osfolt

France

The course gave me confidence in using git for solo development.

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Henson Lao

Philippines

This was very fun and taught me a lot about Git.

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Logan Puddu

United States

A bit on the clunky side but learnt it over 2 days and I know more about how git actually works in that two days than the 6 years I've used it casually

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Nathan Wong

Singapore

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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.