Git and GitHub Foundations for Version Control

Every developer, writer, and analyst needs a reliable way to track changes to their work and collaborate with others without losing progress. Git and GitHub provide the industry-standard tools to manage your code history and share your projects with the world. This text-based course guides you from absolute beginner to confidently managing repositories, branching, and collaborating on team projects. You will start with core concepts and definitions before moving on to practical step-by-step commands and workflows. What you'll learn: 1. Understand fundamental version control terminology, including repositories, commits, and staging. 2. Configure Git on your local machine and connect it securely to your remote account. 3. Apply essential commands to track files, stage changes, commit updates, and view history. 4. Manage branches to develop new features safely without disrupting your main codebase. 5. Resolve merge conflicts step-by-step using clear, logical strategies. 6. Collaborate with others using pull requests, code reviews, and basic issue tracking. 7. Implement modern security practices by keeping API keys and sensitive credentials out of your repositories. The course begins with clear definitions of version control concepts before walking you through local operations. You will then transition to remote collaboration, exploring modern team workflows and security hygiene. This course is designed specifically for beginners with no prior coding or command-line experience. Start reading today to build a professional foundation for your development journey.