GitHub Foundations (GH-900)

Learn GitHub basics including repository management, workflow (branches, commits, pull requests), collaboration features (issues, discussions), and notification management.

Description

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.

Learning Goals

• Understand the role of GitHub in collaborative software development [Understand]
• Understand the structure of a GitHub repository [Understand]
• Apply the GitHub workflow using branches and pull requests [Apply]
• Analyze the difference between Issues and Discussions on GitHub [Analyze]
• Understand the benefits of GitHub Codespaces [Understand]
• Apply GitHub Projects to manage work visually [Apply]
• Evaluate repository security practices on GitHub [Evaluate]
• Understand how GitHub Copilot supports developers [Understand]
• Create a contribution to an open-source project on GitHub [Create]

Subjects

• Configure code scanning on GitHub
• Code with GitHub Codespaces
• Manage your work with GitHub Projects
• Contribute to an open-source project on GitHub
• Manage an InnerSource program by using GitHub
• Maintain a secure repository by using GitHub best practices
• Authenticate and authorize user identities on GitHub
• Manage repository changes by using pull requests on GitHub
• Search and organize repository history by using GitHub
• Using GitHub Copilot with Python