GIT and GitHub Fundamentals Training in Dublin, Ireland

This course provides a practical introduction to Git, the widely used distributed version control system, and GitHub, the collaborative platform for hosting and reviewing code. Participants will learn core version control workflows, branching, merging, resolving conflicts, and using GitHub for collaboration, pull requests, and issues. Designed with hands-on practice, the course enables attendees to integrate Git into their development lifecycle confidently.

Git Fundamentals

Introduction to Version Control

• What is Git? Benefits of version control

• Git vs other VCS tools

• Installing Git, Git configuration

Git Basics and CLI

• Initializing a repository

• Cloning repositories

• Staging and committing changes

• Viewing history and diffs

Branching and Merging

• Creating and switching branches

• Fast-forward and 3-way merge

• Merge conflicts and resolutions

GitHub Integration & Collaboration

Introduction to GitHub

• Creating GitHub accounts

• Creating, forking, and cloning repositories

• Pushing local repos to GitHub

Collaboration Workflows

• GitHub Flow and Fork-and-Pull model

• Creating and reviewing pull requests

• Using issues, discussions, and labels

• Managing team access and permissions

Hands-on Exercises

Summary and Conclusion