Learn Git
ThePrimeagen spent 10 years at Netflix writing performance critical software
boot.dev About this course
Don't be the developer that uses Git to simply add, commit, push, and pray. To truly be great you need to understand your tools. Ah, Git. The source control system that every developer uses, but few truly understand. In this course, we'll not just learn how to use Git, but we'll go over some of the plumbing commands that make it all work. By the end, you'll have everything you need to know to get started using Git as a professional developer, plus a bit extra.
What you'll learn
Setup
Install and configure Git on your local machine
Repositories
Learn about Git repositories, what they are, and how to work with commits
Internals
Learn how Git stores data on the files system and the plumbing commands that make it all work
Config
Learn how to configure Git and set up your user information
Branching
Practice creating and switching between branches
Merge
Merge changes from one branch into another and learn how merge commits work
Rebase
Learn about the cooler way to integrate changes from one branch into another
Reset
Learn how to undo changes with the reset command
Remote
Setup a remote repository and learn how to push and pull changes
GitHub
Learn how to use Git with GitHub, the most popular Git hosting service
Gitignore
Learn about using a .gitignore file to exclude files and directories from being tracked by Git.
