Course Overview
Git & GitHub for Beginners: From Start to Star
Navigate and thrive in Git & GitHub by mastering repositories, branches and command–line tools used in modern software development.
Level: All levels • Category: Git & GitHub • Certificate of completion included
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What you'll learn
- • Differentiate Git from GitHub and understand their roles in version control.
- • Install Git, create a GitHub account and configure tools like VS Code and Node.
- • Create and manage repositories, branches, pull requests and issues on GitHub.
- • Use Git Command Line Interface (CLI) for repository and version management.
- • Add, commit and push projects using Git and GitHub workflows.
- • Explore GitHub Desktop, Git Bash, GitHub Extensions and GitHub Copilot.
- • Use GitHub for issue tracking, collaboration and resolution workflows.
- • Gain a holistic understanding of GitHub's features and best practices.
- • Build confidence in using version control in solo and team projects.
Requirements
- Basic computer proficiency: working with files and browsing the Internet.
- Basic understanding of programming concepts is helpful but not required.
- Ability to install software with administrative rights on your computer.
- A text editor such as Visual Studio Code for editing code.
- Access to a command–line interface and willingness to learn it.
- No prior Git or GitHub experience required — the course starts from zero.
- Openness to learning new tools and collaboration techniques.
Course overview
Git & GitHub for Beginners: From Start to Star is an immersive, hands–on course that takes you from complete beginner to confident user of Git and GitHub. These tools are the backbone of modern software development, enabling version control, collaboration and safe experimentation.
You begin with the fundamentals: what version control is, why Git and GitHub matter and how they differ. Step by step, you will install Git, set up your GitHub account and configure essential tools such as Visual Studio Code. Practical demonstrations ensure that you not only understand the concepts but also apply them in real workflows.
The course then focuses on core GitHub operations: creating repositories, branching, making pull requests and managing issues. You will also learn to work with Git via the command line, using essential commands to track changes, manage branches and collaborate with others.
Advanced sections introduce GitHub Desktop, Git Bash, GitHub Extensions and GitHub Copilot so you can see how professional developers streamline their work. By the end, you will have a complete picture of how Git and GitHub fit into modern development projects.
Curriculum at a glance
- Introduction to Git & GitHub and their impact on development
- Git vs GitHub — differences, roles and when to use each
- Why developers and teams rely on Git and GitHub
- Installing Git and setting up your GitHub account
- Configuring Visual Studio Code and basic tools
- Creating and managing repositories on GitHub
- Working with branches, commits, pull requests and issues
- Using Git CLI for add, commit, push and branch operations
- Exploring GitHub Desktop, Git Bash and GitHub Extensions
- Getting started with GitHub Copilot and AI–assisted coding
- Best practices for collaboration and issue resolution on GitHub
Who is this course for?
- Beginner programmers and developers starting their software development journey.
- Experienced developers who are new to Git or GitHub and want to adopt version control.
- Students in computer science, software engineering and related fields.
- Project managers and team leads who want to understand developer workflows.
- Hobbyists and self–learners building personal or open–source projects.
- Freelancers and remote workers collaborating with distributed teams and clients.
Instructor
Meta Brains — Let's code & build the metaverse together!
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Meta Brains is a professional training brand created by a team of software developers and finance professionals with a passion for coding, finance and Excel. Their goal is to deliver world–class, accessible training programs for learners around the globe.
Currently focused on the next revolution in computing — the metaverse — Meta Brains aims to train the next generation of talent. Learning Git and GitHub with Meta Brains gives you industry standard tools that prepare you for collaborative, future–ready software projects.
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