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GitHub Foundations (GH-900T00)

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  • Duration: 1 day
  • Regular price: On request

Course outline

Duration : 1 Day

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GitHub Foundations introduces you to the basic concepts, features, and products of GitHub. You will discover the benefits of GitHub as a collaborative platform and explore its fundamental principles.

Audience

  • This course in intended for anyone who want to understand GitHub best practices

Prerequisites

  • Basic Computer Skills
  • Knowledge of Software Development Concepts
  • Experience with Command-Line Tools
  • Understanding of Version Control

Objectives

  • Introduction to GitHub
  • Version Control with Git
  • Repository Management
  • Collaboration with Pull Requests
  • GitHub Workflows
  • Using GitHub Features
  • Best Practices

Teaching method

  • The teaching method emphasizes both theoretical understanding and practical application, ensuring participants are prepared to use GitHub effectively in their work.

Contents

  • 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