Foundations of git and Github

Unlock the power of version control and collaboration with git and GitHub! Whether you’re a developer looking to streamline your workflow or a team leader aiming to enhance your team’s productivity, this hands-on workshop is designed to equip you with essential skills.

Over the course of 8 hours, you’ll master the core functionalities of git and GitHub, including git configurations, pull/push operations, branching, pull requests, and code reviews.

Looking to upskill your team(s) or organization?

Rozaliia will gladly help you further with custom training solutions.

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What will you learn?

After the training, you will be able to:

Explain the fundamental concepts of version control and the purpose of Git and GitHub.

Apply basic Git commands to create and manage local repositories.

Create and manage branches for effective code management and feature development.

Resolve merge conflicts using Git’s conflict resolution tools and strategies.

Evaluate and review pull requests to ensure code quality and consistency.

Program

  • Setting Up Git and GitHub Accounts
  • Installing Git and Initial Configuration
  • Understanding Version Control
  • Creating a Local Repository
  • Basic Git Commands (init, add, commit)
  • Cloning Repositories
  • Understanding Remotes
  • Pulling and Pushing Changes

This training is for you, if:

You work with code and want to use version control to streamline your workflow

You are a team leader aiming to improve your team’s collaboration and code management practices

You are interested in contributing to open source projects or managing your repositories

This training is not for you, if:

You do not work with code but are looking for an overview of the data science lifecycle – see Certified Analytics Translator

You want to get started with working in Python – see Python for Data Analysis

Why should I follow this training?

Improve team collaboration and efficiency

Practice-based training with tons of exercises

learn today, apply tomorrow.

Learn the go-to tool for version control

What else
should I know?

After registering for this training, you will receive a confirmation email with practical information. A week before the training, the trainer will get in touch to ask you about any requirements you may have and any pre-course tasks you will need to do.

See you soon!

Course information

You need a laptop to take part in this training.

All literature and course materials are included in the price.

All literature and course materials are included in the price.

Meet the trainer

David Coba

David has a background in mathematical psychology, where he used statistics and data science to study human behavior. He also has a passion for software development and multiple years of experience teaching about technical topics.

Enrico Erler

Meet Enrico, a data science trainer at Xebia Academy with a passion for Deep Learning and Statistics. Get to know him here.

Lucy Sheppard 

Meet Lucy Sheppard, trainer at Xebia Data. Lucy is a data science trainer and teaches many Python courses as well as dbt Learn.

James Hayward

Meet James Hayward, a data science trainer at Xebia Academy. Get to know him here.

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