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About the Course

In this course, you’ll learn how to keep track of the different versions of your code and configuration files using a popular version control system (VCS) called Git. We'll also go through how to set up an account with a service called GitHub so that you can create your very own remote repositories to store your code and configuration. Throughout this course, you'll learn about Git's core functionality so you can understand how and why it’s used in organizations. We’ll look into both basic and more advanced features, like branches and merging. We'll demonstrate how having a working knowledge of a VCS like Git can be a lifesaver in emergency situations or when debugging. And then we'll explore how to use a VCS to work with others through remote repositories, like the ones provided by GitHub. By the end of this course, you'll be able to store your code's history in Git and collaborate with others in GitHub, where you’ll also start creating your own portfolio! In order to follow along and complete the assessments, you’ll need a computer where you can install Git or ask your administrator to install it for you....

Top reviews

DA

May 6, 2021

Awesome and well balanced course for working professionals. Clear explanations and coverage of typical use case scenarios. The labs were manageable and did not require a lot of time to complete them.

BK

May 17, 2020

Awesome !!! I tried to learn git many times but things always slips over my head but I was fortunate enough to stumble upon this course and voila, I have learned so much in this course. Thanks a lot.

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By jose j

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Oct 5, 2021

Good introductory course to git and github. Week 3 and week 4 could be improved by making the colleague changes and github changes together with the students, so it is easier for them to replicate the examples in the videos. Overall, it is a good course and I've learned a lot of things.

By András B

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Jan 27, 2022

Excellent course with a great teacher! Unfortunately, there were some unexpected and frustrating challenges in assignments 3 and 4 due to the changed authentication procedures on GitHub since the preparation of the course, hence I believe that those assignments should be updated.

By Arslan A U R

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Apr 26, 2020

The concepts and theory of version control system are presented in a well structured manner in this course. I have learnt a lot out of this course. On thing this course lakes is practice assignment and graded assessments are also not very intensive. Overall a good course.

By Rodrigo R V

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Feb 17, 2023

This Course is really easy to understand, and everything is well explained so you can really start with git and github even if you don't have an account already. that being said, it is a bit outdated, so it would be nice if the reflect that, specially on the last 2 labs.

By Pete J

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Feb 7, 2021

The technical overview of the "How" of committing to open source projects is a useful refresher, and the points on Git automation were useful. However, I would observe that having everyone sign the Google code of conduct as part of the process feels a little Orwellian.

By Erik D V

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Jun 24, 2020

The explanations were clear and very easy to understand. The only problem is that graded assignments are too easy, and don't let go of your hand. They don't let the student have a chance to fail, him or her just has to follow a step by step instruction...

By Shivaprasad B

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Jan 30, 2021

One of the good courses on Coursera for learning VCS. For beginners who want to learn remote version control especially GitHub, this course is the best. Knowledge of the instructor and the way he teaches makes the course contents more interesting.

By Stephen S

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Jul 31, 2022

This course was missing updated details in token authentication or it was not mentioned as an update at end of Qwicklab. I had a hard time understanding the big picture of git and its use of github and the use of CLI to work with Repositories.

By Peter F

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Jun 5, 2022

The material is a little outdated (i.e. github does have CI/CD now, default branch names have changed, 2FA is encouraged) but the basics don't change. It is a solid grounding in how to use git both locally, and via remote hosting such as GitHub.

By Md. A A

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Feb 8, 2023

Overall good course. However, the assignments can be improved (as well as the tool used for the assignments). Also, I think there are some important topics that were not covered. For example, tagging. So, the course materials can be upgraded.

By Anand M

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Apr 17, 2020

It was a bit too easy. The vids/labs should have had a lot more real world hands-on examples of longer durations. Ideally we should have been teamed up too (with a bot would be fine) to simulate some of the issues faced in the real world.

By Gabriel M

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May 30, 2020

It gives a lot of practical examples and you go practicing at the same pace that the instructor explains, at the end it gets quite complex and you need to re watch the videos several times to understand or search for other resources

By Ana M P R

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Dec 4, 2022

Es un curso de un contenido muy interesante e imprescindible para poder manejar proyectos, sobre todo a medida que crecen... También imprescindible para poder colaborar con otras personas en un equipo eficiente y organizado.

By Jason S

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Apr 8, 2020

This topic is good to know. I used two computers to follow along all the changes. The quizzes and assessments were not the most helpful. I did think it was cool when my work from one computer showed up perfectly on the other.

By parth g

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Mar 23, 2020

This course helped me understanding git workflow which is super useful for collaborating with other developers and even for creating a small project. The last part was a little tricky but I will tackle it with more practice

By Joseph A L

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Mar 19, 2021

Challenging class. Best to take the class with a linux computer. Practice loading some code to Github before taking class. Instructor is nice. There is so much material in this class. Take as many notes as possible.

By Lucy Y

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Mar 11, 2020

The video lectures are great. But the quiz are too short and straightforward. Maybe some more questions to remind us the details would be better.

Also, it would be helpful if the history tree were showed more often.

By Alan S R B

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Feb 18, 2021

It was a great oportunity to get started with Git and GitHub. Thanks to all the team for putting all the content and the labs together for me to comprehend and extract the most of this tools. God bless you all!!!

By Kin W

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Apr 13, 2021

I like this course very much, the contents are really helpful for my future projects. One thing I wish it can improve on is from the explaining rebasing. a more detail explanation with animation tree would help.

By Mahmoud E

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Dec 8, 2021

The course is very powerful end enjoyable, statrted from the base and every lesson and module increase the knowlege until it reach to the required state where we can put all things together in smoothly way

By DHVANI P

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Oct 4, 2020

The first part of the course was really very good. I felt that the second part of the course was a little fast paced and should have been spread over 3 weeks to also include the concepts in more details.

By Henrique S R

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Aug 11, 2020

Great course and instructor! The peace was slow enough for a good fixation of the concepts. The only thing I missed was more practice in code collaboration on GitHub, like the last Lab of the course.

By Aniket G

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Aug 13, 2023

It is great course . It has some great knowledge on git and github . It has also a linked in shareable certificate . One problem is that one should a intermediate knowledge in python language .

By Abu J M A

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Aug 23, 2021

Need some more demonstration with practical. But overall its really awesome course. I learned a lot of things about git, github, vcs etc. Thanks google and coursera for such a wonderful course.