GH-900 GitHub Foundations

Price
$695.00 USD

Duration
1 Day

 

Delivery Methods
Virtual Instructor Led
Private Group

Course Overview

GitHub Foundations introduces you to the fundamental concepts, features, and products of GitHub. You'll discover the benefits of using GitHub as a collaborative platform and explore its core features, such as repository management, commits, branches, and merging. Through curated modules and hands-on exercises, you'll gain a solid understanding of GitHub's essential tools and be well-equipped to start contributing to projects and collaborating effectively within GitHub.

Who Should Attend?

This course in intended for students who want to understand and GitHub best practices. You will understand the fundamental features of GitHub, learn about repository management, gain an understanding of the GitHub flow, including branches, commits, and pull requests. Additionally, you will explore the collaborative features of GitHub by reviewing issues and discussions and be able to manage your GitHub notifications and subscriptions.
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Agenda

1 - Introduction to Git

  • What is version control?
  • Basic Git commands
  • Module assessment

2 - Introduction to GitHub

  • What is GitHub?
  • Components of the GitHub flow
  • GitHub is a collaborative platform
  • GitHub platform management
  • Module assessment

3 - 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

4 - 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

5 - Introduction to GitHub Copilot

  • GitHub Copilot, your AI pair programmer
  • Interact with Copilot
  • Set up, configure, and troubleshoot GitHub Copilot
  • Module assessment

6 - Code with GitHub Codespaces

  • The Codespace lifecycle
  • Personalize your Codespace
  • Codespaces versus GitHub.dev editor
  • Module assessment

7 - 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

8 - Communicate effectively on GitHub using Markdown

  • What is Markdown?
  • Module assessment

9 - Contribute to an open-source project on GitHub

  • Identify where you can help
  • Contribute to an open-source repository
  • Next steps
  • Module assessment

10 - Manage an InnerSource program by using GitHub

  • How to manage a successful InnerSource program
  • Module assessment

11 - Maintain a secure repository by using GitHub best practices

  • How to maintain a secure GitHub repository
  • Automated security
  • Module assessment

12 - 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

13 - Authenticate and authorize user identities on GitHub

  • User identity and access management
  • User authentication
  • User authorization
  • Team synchronization
  • Module assessment

14 - Manage repository changes by using pull requests on GitHub

  • What are pull requests?
  • Module assessment

15 - Search and organize repository history by using GitHub

  • How to search and organize repository history by using GitHub
  • Module assessment

16 - Using GitHub Copilot with Python

  • What is GitHub Copilot?
  • Use GitHub Copilot with Python
  • Module assessment
 

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