Git and GitHub

Learning Objectives - In this module, you will learn about what is a version control system, why we need version control, types of version control system and advantages-disadvantages of traditional VCS. You will also be introduced to the basics of GIT. 

 Topics:

• Version Control/Revision Control system
• The types of VCS
• The benefits of using VCS
• What is GIT?
• The difference between GIT and other VCS
• Where to use Git and where not to use it
• Web Scale architecture

Objectives - In this module, you will learn how to install, setup and configure Git on different OS. You will also see the different configurations possible. You will be creating an account on GitHub and will see different options available on it. 

 Topics:

• Install Git on Windows/Mac/Linux/Unix
• Understand Git file life cycle
• Create Git repository - Local repository and configure it to GitHub
• Create a repository on GitHub and clone it
• Understand basic Git commands
• Git command shortcuts
• Revisit the Git file lifecycle with Git terminology

Objectives - In this module, you will learn the Git file lifecycle, perform demos on remote repositories and understand local and remote repositories. You will also work with remote repository and perform the git operations on the remote repository 

 Topics:

• Work with remote repositories
• Configure remote repository on GitHub
• Understand Git buzzwords
• Understand remote commands
• Work with Fork and Pull requests in GitHub
• Understand Upstream and Downstream

 Hands-On:

• Perform git operations on the remote repository

Objectives - In this module, you will work on branching and merging. Branching and merging is one of the key features and in this section, you will be learning different ways of merging the branches and how to perform basic git operations on branches like create, checkout, delete and so on. You will also create tags and understand the difference between branch and tag. 

 Topics:

• Branching in Git
• How Git internally manages branches
• How to switch between branches and different commits
• Two way merge and three way merge
• Merging Strategies
• Merging and rebasing (using Source tree)
• Git tags
• Difference between branching and tagging

 Hands-On:

• Performing different Branching and Merging operations
• Using Git Tags
• How to use git stash

Objectives: In this module, you will look at the different workflows that are possible in Git. You will also see the different kinds of workflows that can be created to suit our development need. 

 Topics:

• What is GIT workflow?
• Advantages of workflow
• Different types of workflows in Git
• Centralized Workflow
• Feature branch workflow
• Gitflow Workflow
• Forking Workflow
• How to use git in real time open source projects

Objectives: In this module, you will install git plugin on Eclipse and IntelliJ IDE and walk through all the git commands using the IDE. You will also look at the GitHub UI and explore various options available on GitHub. 

 Topics:

• Install Eclipse IDE
• Install IntelliJ IDE
• Configure Git plugin
• Work with Git using IDE
• How to work with git Workflow on Eclipse IDE
• Explore GitHub UI options 

Hands-On:

• Using Git with Eclipse IDE
• Using Git with IntellJ IDE