Version control is a system that records changes to a file or set of files over time so that you can recall specific versions later.Git version control gives developers the capability to manage, version, release, and share a code base, free from the nightmare of breaking code. With an enhanced workflow and a faster release cycle, it makes agile software development much easier.

Controlling your projects (small or large) is easier now, owing to the advanced functionalities that Git supplies! It performs fast, is easy to manage, and makes Source Control Management uncomplicated and effortless for you. It will help you implement that perfect workflow you have been looking for!

This comprehensive 3-in-1 course is an easy-to-follow guide full of examples to help you gain knowledge and expertise in Git. Master the essential commands to manage artifacts within a Git repository. Hook up a local repository with a remote repository such as GitHub in order to prepare for a team collaboration scenario. Delve into the advanced features of Git to enhance your mastery of it. Explore branching, merging, rebasing, tagging, and also how to resolve conflicts and resolutions while using them in your projects. Get acquainted with best practices in Gitalong with managing, recovering, and handling your data and troubleshooting!

Contents and Overview

This training program includes 3 complete courses, carefully chosen to give you the most comprehensive training possible.

The first course, Version Control with Git, covers guidelines to deliver great code using TFS and Git. Dive into version control using Git. After explaining the difference between centralized and distributed version control, you’ll configure your Git environment. Once we have configured the environment, work with Git in your day to day activities. Set up the workflows in Git. You’ll learn Basic Workflow, Forking Workflow, Feature workflow, open source workflow and Gitflow Workflow.

The second course, Hands-On Version Control with Git, covers better project workflows with Distributed Version Control. Explore the Git data model and how you can navigate through databases with simple commands. Debug your application with Git and use various techniques to find faulty commits. Go remote with your repository with GitHub, updating and cloning remote repositories. Set up your repositories in BitBucket cloud. You will set up your own Git repositories, configure access, find and recover from repository errors, and perform repository maintenance and troubleshooting. Finally you will work with centralized and distributed version control systems and see how to use Git to bring order to the chaos of collaborative software development.

By the end of the tutorial you’ll have figured out how to use Git, mastered workflows (from basic to open source), and adopted the one that fits your needs

The third course, Conquering Git: Advanced Training Guide, covers mastering versioning and managing your code with Git by controlling its workflow and using it for your projects.. Delve into more intriguing features of Git such as rebase, stash, aliases, and patches. Explore several examples of these commands to improve your efficiency in using Git. Finally, when you have mastered the various tools provided byGit, you'll be provided with some suggestions to help you to move forward with Git.

By the end of the course, you’ll have a solid understanding of Git and version control so you can use them in your own projects; perhaps you will be the one providing answers to others in trouble!

By the end of the course, you’ll master versioning and manage your code with Git by controlling its workflow and using it for your projects.

About the Authors

• Paul Hacker, a Principal Consultant with AgileThought, has over 15 years of application architecture, design, development, and management expertise in Microsoft technologies. Paul has a depth of experience in ALM, Process Improvement, and Team Foundation Server. Having distinguished himself as a leader in the IT industry he has been awarded the distinction of Microsoft MVP in the ALM category every year since 2006.

• Bibhash Roy is a hardened Software Developer and Professional turned entrepreneur, with over 25 years of rich industrial experience (17 years in Software Development) in diverse fields. However, he is passionate about teaching whatever he has learned in his career, spanning an array of prestigious stints at large Global Corporate powerhouses such as PricewaterhouseCoopers and Siemens. Over the years, he has gained deep knowledge and expertise in programming languages such as Java, C, C++, PL/SQL, Scala, and Python to name but a few. He has worked extensively in various frameworks and tools such as Spring, Struts, Hibernate, Oracle, MongoDB, Cassandra, Hadoop, Spark, and others. DevOps intensely interests him. He has been working with Git and GitHub since their inception. As a part of his engineering responsibility, he has developed and architected numerous highly scalable and mission-critical applications for many Fortune 500 companies. Currently in the role of founder and CEO, he is spearheading Whitepeak Software, a cloud-based software development company deeply involved in domains such as big data, mobile, and the Internet Of Things (IoT)!

• Ignazio Calo is a Software Developer with long experience developing both on the backend side and mobile side. He likes to work in an agile environment with visibility on the entire software life cycle. He tries always to do his best to share knowledge across the team he works with. He is a Senior iOS Developer with eBay, and has worked on eBay Kleinanzeigen (the German version of eBay App), ZipJet app, Foodoora (food delivery iOS App), and Lyke (shopping app to discover and shop for the latest trends and styles), and more. He has worked for customers such as Ferrero or Pirelli creating an application for integrating their SAP backend system into custom applications. He has been using Git extensively to handle his everyday projects with Git.