Git and GitHub Foundations for Beginners

Starting your coding journey can feel overwhelming when you have to manage different versions of your files. Version control is the backbone of modern software development, allowing you to track changes and collaborate seamlessly. This text-based course guides you from absolute beginner to confidently managing repositories. You will learn how to initialize projects, track changes, resolve conflicts, and share your work on GitHub. What you'll learn: 1. Understand core version control concepts and Git terminology. 2. Initialize repositories and track file changes using commits. 3. Manage branches to develop features without disrupting the main codebase. 4. Resolve merge conflicts confidently using structured techniques. 5. Collaborate with others by pushing, pulling, and creating pull requests on GitHub. 6. Apply modern best practices for clean commit histories and repository organization. You will start with the absolute basics of version control before moving on to written explanations of command-line operations and GitHub collaboration workflows. This course is designed for absolute beginners to programming, web development, or data science, with no prior Git experience required. Start reading today to master the essential tool that every developer uses daily.