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Git & GitHub

The shortest course here and the one that saves the most pain. Nobody should be emailing zip files.

  • LevelBeginner
  • Length1 week
  • FormatLive, one-on-one or group
  • WherePort Harcourt or online

Who it's for

Is this the right course for you?

Everyone who writes code, and anyone who has ever named a file final-v2-REAL.

What you need before starting

None.

What's included

  • Git installed and configured
  • A GitHub account
  • A shared practice repository
  • Live sessions, not recorded video
  • Exercises between every session
  • A channel where you can paste an error and get an answer
  • Your project in your own GitHub
  • A certificate on completion

The syllabus

Everything we cover, in order

Sessions build on each other. Nothing is introduced before you have what it depends on.

  1. 01

    Repositories, staging and commits

  2. 02

    Branches, merging and resolving conflicts

  3. 03

    Pull requests and reviewing someone else's work

  4. 04

    .gitignore, and keeping secrets out of history

  5. 05

    Undoing mistakes — revert, reset and reflog

  6. 06

    Working on a shared repo without overwriting anyone

What you finish with

The confidence to join a team repository and not break it on day one.

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How it runs

From enquiry to certificate

STEP—01

Send the form

Tell us the course, the format you want and when you're free. We reply within one business day with dates and the fee.

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STEP—02

Setup session

Before session one we get your machine working — editor, runtime, accounts. Nobody loses a week to installation problems.

Free
STEP—03

Live sessions

1 week of scheduled live teaching, with exercises in between and a channel for questions that can't wait.

Weekly
STEP—04

Project and certificate

You finish the project, it goes into your own GitHub, and you get a certificate. Strong work also gets a reference from us.

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Ready to start Git & GitHub?

The form takes two minutes. Nothing is charged at this stage, and we'll tell you honestly if a different course would suit you better.

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