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Microsoft

GitHub Foundations Part 1 of 2

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Overview

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  • Use Git to track changes and collaborate with other developers.

    In this module, you'll:

    • Learn what version control is
    • Understand distributed version control systems, like Git
    • Create a new Git project and configure it
    • Make and track changes to code by using Git
    • Use Git to recover from simple mistakes
  • Learn to use key GitHub features, including issues, notifications, branches, commits, and pull requests.

    In this module, you'll:

    • Identify the fundamental features of GitHub.
    • Learn about repository management.
    • Gain an understanding of the GitHub flow, which includes branches, commits, and pull requests.
    • Explore the collaborative features of GitHub by reviewing issues and discussions.
    • Recognize how to manage your GitHub notifications and subscriptions.
  • Overview of GitHub's products, plans, associated features, and billing.

    After completing this module, you're able to:

    • Define the difference between the different types of GitHub accounts: Personal, Organization, and Enterprise.
    • Explain each GitHub plan: GitHub Free for personal accounts and organizations, GitHub Pro for personal accounts, GitHub Team, and GitHub Enterprise.
    • Distinguish the features associated with accessing GitHub on GitHub Mobile and GitHub Desktop.
    • Describe a brief overview of GitHub billing and payments.
  • This module introduces you to code scanning and its features. You'll learn how to implement code scanning using CodeQL, third party tools, and GitHub Actions.

    After completing this module, you'll be able to:

    • Describe code scanning.
    • List the steps for enabling code scanning in a repository.
    • List the steps for enabling code scanning with third-party analysis.
    • Contrast how to implement CodeQL analysis in a GitHub Actions workflow versus a third-party continuous integration (CI) tool.
    • Explain how to configure code scanning on a repository using triggering events.
    • Contrast the frequency of code scanning workflows (scheduled vs triggered by events).
  • GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered coding assistant that helps you write, understand, refactor, and maintain code directly from your editor and chat interface.

    In this module, you will:

    • Learn how GitHub Copilot can help you code by offering code suggestions.
    • Learn about the various ways to trigger GitHub Copilot.
    • Learn about the differences among GitHub Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise.
    • Learn how to configure GitHub Copilot.
    • Troubleshoot GitHub Copilot.
  • In this tutorial, you learn about GitHub Codespaces, its lifecycle, how to personalize your codespace, the differences between Codespaces and github.dev, and build a personalized and customized codespace with devcontainer.json files.

    By the end of this module, you're able to:

    • Describe GitHub Codespaces.
    • Explain the GitHub Codespace lifecycle and how to perform each step.
    • Define the different customizations you can personalize with GitHub Codespaces.
    • Discern the differences between GitHub.dev and GitHub Codespaces.
  • Visualize large projects as spreadsheets or boards, and automate everything with code.

    In this module, you learn to:

    • Discern the differences between Projects and Projects (Classic).
    • Build an organization level Project.
    • Organize your Project.
    • Edit the visibility, access, and management of your Project.
    • Develop automation and insights from your Project.
  • Learn to use Markdown to communicate with brevity, clarity, and expression.

    In this module, you'll:

    • Use Markdown to add lists, images, and links in a comment or text file.
    • Determine where and how to use Markdown in a GitHub repository.
    • Learn about syntax extensions available in GitHub (GitHub-flavored Markdown).

Syllabus

  • Introduction to Git
    • Introduction
    • What is version control?
    • Exercise - Try out Git
    • Basic Git commands
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Introduction to GitHub
    • Introduction
    • What is GitHub?
    • Components of the GitHub flow
    • GitHub is a collaborative platform
    • GitHub platform management
    • Exercise - A guided tour of GitHub
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Introduction to GitHub's products
    • Introduction
    • GitHub accounts and plans
    • GitHub Mobile and GitHub Desktop
    • GitHub billing
    • License Usage Stats
    • License Usage Stats in Machine and Peripheral Devices
    • Metered Usage Reports
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Configure code scanning on GitHub
    • Introduction
    • What is code scanning?
    • Enable code scanning with third party tools
    • Configure code scanning
    • Configure code scanning exercise
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Introduction to GitHub Copilot
    • Introduction
    • GitHub Copilot, your AI pair programmer
    • Interact with Copilot
    • Set up, configure, and troubleshoot GitHub Copilot
    • Exercise - Develop with AI-powered code suggestions by using GitHub Copilot and VS Code
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Code with GitHub Codespaces
    • Introduction
    • The Codespace lifecycle
    • Personalize your Codespace
    • Codespaces versus GitHub.dev editor
    • Exercise - Code with Codespaces and Visual Studio Code
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Manage your work with GitHub Projects
    • Introduction
    • Projects versus Projects Classic
    • How to create a project
    • How to organize your project
    • How to organize and automate your project
    • Insight and automation with projects
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Communicate effectively on GitHub using Markdown
    • Introduction
    • What is Markdown?
    • Exercise - Communicate using Markdown
    • Module assessment
    • Summary

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