GitHub Essentials: Version Control for Beginners

Every modern software developer needs to know how to track changes to their code and collaborate with others. GitHub is the industry-standard platform that makes this possible, serving as the central hub for software projects worldwide. This text-based course guides you from absolute beginner to confidently managing your code repositories. You will understand how to track your project history, collaborate with team members, and implement modern development workflows through clear, written explanations and code examples. What you'll learn: - Understand the fundamental differences between Git and GitHub and how they work together. - Master the Git lifecycle, including staging, committing, pushing, and pulling code. - Manage remote repositories on GitHub and configure secure authentication using modern token-based access. - Collaborate with other developers using branches, pull requests, and code reviews. - Explore modern automation basics using GitHub Actions for continuous integration. You will start by learning core version control concepts and terminology before moving on to practical, step-by-step written guides that show you how to run Git commands and navigate the GitHub interface. This course is designed for absolute beginners to programming and software development, with no prior version control experience required. Start reading today to build a professional foundation in modern code management.