Git & Github

Git & GitHub Mastery Roadmap

This detailed roadmap will take you from beginner to expert in Git & GitHub, covering version control, branching, merging, collaboration, CI/CD, open-source contributions, and advanced workflows.

Phase 1: Understanding Git & Version Control

✅ What is Git?

  • Why use Git? Benefits of version control

  • Difference between Git & GitHub

  • Installing Git on Windows, macOS, and Linux

✅ Basic Git Commands & Concepts

  • git init – Initialize a repository

  • git status – Check repo status

  • git add . – Add changes to staging

  • git commit -m "message" – Save changes

  • git log – View commit history

📌 Mini Projects:

  • Create a Local Git Repository and Commit Changes

  • Track Changes in a Simple HTML Project

Phase 2: Working with Remote Repositories (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket)

✅ Connecting to GitHub & Remote Repos

  • Creating a GitHub repository

  • Cloning (git clone) & adding remote (git remote add origin)

  • Pushing changes (git push origin main)

✅ Fetching & Pulling Changes

  • git fetch vs git pull

  • Handling merge conflicts

📌 Mini Projects:

  • Push a Local Project to GitHub

  • Sync Changes Between Local and Remote Repositories

Phase 3: Branching, Merging & Collaboration

✅ Branching & Merging in Git

  • Creating branches (git branch feature-branch)

  • Switching branches (git checkout feature-branch)

  • Merging (git merge feature-branch)

✅ Collaboration with GitHub

  • Forking & Cloning Repositories

  • Pull Requests & Code Reviews

  • GitHub Issues & Discussions

📌 Mini Projects:

  • Create & Merge a Feature Branch

  • Open a Pull Request & Merge a Feature into Main

Phase 4: Advanced Git Techniques

✅ Rebasing & Cherry-Picking

  • git rebase vs git merge

  • git cherry-pick – Selectively apply commits

✅ Git Stashing & Resetting

  • git stash – Save work without committing

  • git reset vs git revert

📌 Mini Projects:

  • Use Stashing to Save Temporary Changes

  • Practice Rebasing & Cherry-Picking Commits

Phase 5: GitHub Actions & CI/CD

✅ Automating Workflows with GitHub Actions

  • Setting up GitHub Actions

  • Running CI/CD Pipelines (Linting, Testing, Deployment)

✅ GitHub Packages & Releases

  • Versioning & Tagging Releases (git tag v1.0.0)

  • Publishing Packages to GitHub Registry

📌 Mini Projects:

  • Automate Tests & Deployment with GitHub Actions

  • Tag & Release a Versioned Project

Phase 6: Open Source Contributions & Best Practices

✅ Contributing to Open Source

  • Finding Projects to Contribute (GitHub Explore)

  • Writing Good Commit Messages & PR Descriptions

✅ Best Practices in Git & GitHub

  • Semantic Commit Messages (feat, fix, refactor)

  • Using .gitignore for Ignoring Files

  • Signing Commits (git commit -S)

📌 Mini Projects:

  • Contribute to an Open Source Project

  • Submit a Pull Request to a Public Repo

Useful GitHub Repositories

Topic
Repository

Git Basics

ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh

Git Best Practices

endoflife-date

Advanced Git Usage

git/git

GitHub Actions

actions/starter-workflows

Open-Source Contributions

firstcontributions/first-contributions

Final Step: Real-World Practice & Skill Testing

🔥 Platforms to Test & Improve Skills:

🚀 By mastering this roadmap, you’ll be able to: ✅ Efficiently Manage Code Versions & Collaboration ✅ Work on Large-Scale Open Source & Enterprise Projects ✅ Automate CI/CD Pipelines with GitHub Actions

🔥 Start mastering Git & GitHub today!

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