Learn Git & GitHub

Learn Git and GitHub from the basics to production-ready: prerequisites & environment setup, the history & why you need a Version Control System, core concepts & Git architecture (three states, blob, tree, commit), initialization & file tracking fundamentals, creating & managing commits, comparing changes & inspecting code, branching in Git, merge vs rebase basics, working with remote repositories on GitHub, remote collaboration fetch pull push & sync, git collaboration workflows, pull requests & code review on GitHub, GitHub issues labels & milestones, repository security & branch protection rules, undo & reverting changes, git stash & git clean, interactive rebase & history cleanup, advanced history navigation cherry-pick & reflog & bisect, git submodules & subtrees, git hooks & local automation, and the GitHub automation ecosystem GitHub Actions & GitHub CLI & SemVer releases across 21 episodes.

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Learn Git - Pre-Requisites Skills & Environment Setup

Opening episode of the series: basic terminal skills, installing Git on Linux, macOS, and Windows, configuring your global identity, and setting up SSH keys and GitHub CLI so you are ready to practice.

August 3, 2026

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Learn Git - History, Background & Why You Need a VCS

From the failure of manual archives like project_v1.zip to the birth of Version Control Systems, this episode covers why Git was created, the difference between centralized vs distributed VCS, the history of Linus Torvalds, and the philosophy that made Git the industry standard.

August 3, 2026

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Learn Git - Core Concepts & Main Git Architecture

Git's core architecture: the three areas (working directory, staging area, repository), the stash area, the snapshot model, the blob, tree, and commit objects, and the role of SHA-1 and SHA-256 hashes as unique IDs.

August 3, 2026

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Learn Git - Initialization & File Tracking Fundamentals

First hands-on practice in Git: git init, file status (untracked, tracked, staged), git add and interactive patch mode, plus setting up .gitignore and the .gitkeep marker file.

August 3, 2026

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Learn Git - Creating & Managing Commits

Saving a permanent snapshot with git commit, writing professional commit messages in Conventional Commits format, reading history with git log, and fixing the last commit using git commit --amend.

August 3, 2026

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Learn Git - Comparing Changes & Inspecting Code

Code investigation skills: changes between areas with git diff, differences between two commits, inspecting commit details with git show, and identifying the author of each line of code using git blame.

August 3, 2026

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Learn Git - Introduction & Explanation of Branching in Git

Understanding the concept of branches in Git as lightweight pointers to commit hashes, then mastering the basic branching commands: viewing, creating, switching, renaming, and deleting branches.

August 3, 2026

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Learn Git - Merging Code (Basic Merge vs Rebase)

Dissecting code-merging mechanisms: fast-forward merge, 3-way merge commits, the --no-ff option, the causes of merge conflicts along with the anatomy of their markers, and the steps to resolve conflicts manually then commit the result.

August 3, 2026

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Learn Git - Working with Remote Repositories on GitHub

Bringing your local repository to GitHub: understanding the concept of remotes and the origin alias, creating a new repository on GitHub, connecting it with git remote add, making your first push with -u origin main, and cloning repositories.

August 3, 2026

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Learn Git - Remote Collaboration (Fetch, Pull, Push & Sync)

Mastering synchronization when collaborating in a team: telling git fetch and git pull apart, keeping history tidy with git pull --rebase, viewing remote branches, and deleting remote branches using git push origin --delete.

August 3, 2026

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