GitHub Foundations

A GitHub Account.

GitHub Foundations introduces you to the fundamental concepts, features, and products of GitHub.

You'll discover the benefits of using GitHub as a collaborative platform and explore its core features, such as repository management, commits, branches, and merging.

Through curated modules and hands-on exercises, you'll gain a solid understanding of GitHub's essential tools and be well-equipped to start contributing to projects and collaborating effectively within GitHub.

GitHub Foundations Part 1 of 2

• Introduction to Git
• Introduction to GitHub
• Introduction to GitHub's products
• Configure code scanning on GitHub
• Introduction to GitHub Copilot
• Code with GitHub Codespaces
• Manage your work with GitHub Projects
• Communicate effectively on GitHub using Markdown

GitHub Foundations Part 2 of 2

• Contribute to an open-source project on GitHub
• Manage an InnerSource program by using GitHub
• Maintain a secure repository by using GitHub best practices
• Introduction to GitHub administration
• Authenticate and authorize user identities on GitHub
• Manage repository changes by using pull requests on GitHub
• Search and organize repository history by using GitHub
• Using GitHub Copilot with Python