March 2025
Intermediate
4h 30m
English
Overview
Level up your software development workflow with Git and GitHub.
Overview
Use Git Like a Pro provides a comprehensive journey through both the fundamentals and advanced aspects of Git and GitHub, emphasizing their importance in the modern software development lifecycle. You will learn essential skills for your day-to-day work and strategize as experts on such topics as version control, Git branching, and commits, and advanced techniques such as commit amending, rebasing, squashing, creating pull requests, and more. Additionally, you will learn indispensable skills required for effective collaboration, version control, and project management within software development teams.
Git enables programmers to track changes, manage versions, and facilitate seamless collaboration. These are all crucial pieces of the puzzle in ensuring code quality, project stability, and efficient team workflows for developers. Understanding Git and GitHub and using it effectively enables programmers to truly level up and become empowered to seamlessly manage codebase complexities and handle versioning challenges.
About the Instructor
Aashima Ahuja is a front-end engineer and a content creator who has a passion for teaching front end. She has taken several trainings all over the world and is an active conference speaker. She has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and has experience working in Big Tech companies.
Skill Level
Beginner–Intermediate
Learn How To
- Extend your skills to gain indispensable tips for effective collaboration, version control, and project management in software development teams.
- Learn the entire spectrum, from foundational concepts to advanced techniques like stashing, squashing, merging, rebasing, and undoing mistakes in Git.
- Gain actionable insights and skills relevant to your day-to-day work and collaboration.
Course Requirement
Prerequisites:
- Basic command-line knowledge such as changing directories and creating new files
- Experience working with the software development lifecycle
Who Should Take This Course
- Software engineers
- Project managers
- Developers
About Pearson Video Training
Pearson publishes expert-led video tutorials covering a wide selection of technology topics designed to teach you the skills you need to succeed. These professional and personal technology videos feature world-leading author instructors published by your trusted technology brands: Addison-Wesley, Cisco Press, Pearson IT Certification, Sams, and Que. Topics include IT Certification, Network Security, Cisco Technology, Programming, Web Development, Mobile Development, and more. Learn more about Pearson Video training at http://www.informit.com/video.
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