Git and GitHub Essentials

At Course Completion

By the conclusion of this course, attendees will learn to use Git and GitHub to view, create, and manage code, as well as:
• Building custom Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) workflows
• Take control of projects with Git, as you check in Python, Java, and GoLang applications
• Practice team collaboration methods for projects and advancing code
• How Git and GitHub actions can trigger builds, testing, and deployment of container images to production environments, such as Azure App service, and Kubernetes
• AI LLM prompt engineering for relevant configuration snippets and solutions including coding with GitHub Copilot

Audience Profile

• This course is applicable training for all persons looking to understand git and Software Control Management (SCM) techniques
• DevOps Engineers
• Software Developers
• Marketing and Sales Engineers
• Telecommunications Professionals
• Managers and Directors
• Quality Assurance & Site Reliability Professionals

Outline

AI LLM Toolkit
•   Lecture + Lab: Large Language Model toolkit for AI Solution Assistance

Core Git Concepts
•   Lecture: Software Control Management Software
•   Lecture + Lab: Introduction to Git
•   Lecture + Lab: Git Branching

GitHub
•   Lecture: Overview of GitHub
•   Lecture + Lab: Revision Control with GitHub
•   Lecture: Collaborating on GitHub
•   Lecture + Lab: Branches and Pull Requests
•   Lecture + Lab: Searching a GitHub Project
•   Lecture: Markdown
•   Lecture + Lab: GitHub Pages and Markdown
•   Lecture + Lab: Additional GitHub Project Tools
•   Lecture + Lab: GitHub and Visual Studio Code
•   Lecture + Lab: Coding with Copilot

SSH and Tokens
•   Lecture: GitHub Authentication and Authorization
•   Lecture + Lab: GitHub and SSH Keys
•   Lecture + Lab: GitHub and Tokens

Integration
•   Lecture: Webhook - HTTP Notifications
•   Lecture + Lab: GitHub Webhooks
•   Lecture + Lab: GitHub Desktop

GitHub Actions
•   Lecture: GitHub Actions for CI CD Workflows
•   Lecture + Lab: Secrets and GitHub
•   Lecture + Lab: GitHub Actions - Publish a Docker Container
•   Lecture + Lab: GitHub Actions - GitLeaks
•   Lecture + Lab: GitHub Actions - Terraform

Capstone
•   Lecture + Lab: GitHub Release-based Workflow

Appendix
•   Lecture + Lab: Git Merge Strategies
•   Lecture + Lab: Configure Git to use a Proxy
•   Lecture + Lab: Git Merge, Rebase, and Squash
•   Lecture: Glossary