🚀 Git & GitHub Developer Learning Journey

🎓 Course: The Git & GitHub Bootcamp

👨‍🏫 Instructor: Colt Steele

📅 Started: July 13, 2025

📁 Status: Ongoing — Updated as I complete exercises and projects.

Description: This bootcamp covers everything from Git essentials to advanced collaboration workflows, preparing me for real-world development scenarios.

📚 Course Units & Topics Covered

🎯 1. Course Orientation

• ✅ Course overview and goals (6 lessons • 13m)

🚀 2. Introducing...Git!

• ✅ What is Git and why use it (6 lessons • 26m)

⚙️ 3. Installation & Setup

• ✅ Git installation across platforms (11 lessons • 1h)

📦 4. The Very Basics Of Git: Adding & Committing

• ✅ Repository initialization (git init)
• ✅ Staging and committing (git add, git commit)
• ✅ Repository status (git status)
• ✅ Commit history (git log) ← 10 lessons • 51m

� 5. Commits In Detail (And Related Topics)

• ✅ Atomic commits and best practices
• ✅ Commit messages guidelines
• ✅ Amending commits (git commit --amend)
• ✅ Ignoring files (.gitignore) ← 9 lessons • 51m

🌿 6. Working With Branches

• ✅ Understanding branches and HEAD
• ✅ Creating,switching and deleting branches ← 12 lessons • 1h

🔀 7. Merging Branches, Oh Boy!

• ✅ Fast-forward vs. merge commits
• ✅ Resolving merge conflicts
• ✅ Merge strategies ← 9 lessons • 56m

� 8. Comparing Changes With Git Diff

• ✅ Working directory vs. staging vs. commits
• ✅ Comparing branches and commits ← 11 lessons • 53m

💾 9. The Ins and Outs of Stashing

• ✅ Stashing workflow (git stash)
• ✅ Stash management and application ← 8 lessons • 35m

⏰ 10. Undoing Changes & Time Traveling

• ✅ Checkout, restore, reset, revert
• ✅ Detached HEAD state ← 10 lessons • 59m

🐙 11. Github: The Basics

• ❌ GitHub account and repositories
• ❌ Remote repositories basics ← 16 lessons • 1h 33m

🔄 12. Fetching & Pulling

• ❌ Remote tracking and synchronization
• ❌ Fetch vs. pull workflows ← 9 lessons • 54m

🎒 13. Github Grab Bag: Odds & Ends

• ❌ GitHub features and tools
• ❌ Issues, Gists, and Pages ← 10 lessons • 56m

🤝 14. Git Collaboration Workflows

• ❌ Feature branch workflow
• ❌ Fork and pull request workflow
• ❌ Team collaboration strategies ← 14 lessons • 1h 47m

😰 15. Rebasing: The Scariest Git Command?

• ❌ Interactive rebasing
• ❌ Rewriting history safely ← 7 lessons • 40m

� 16. Cleaning Up History With Interactive Rebase

• ❌ Squashing and editing commits
• ❌ History cleanup strategies ← 5 lessons • 26m

🏷️ 17. Git Tags: Marking Important Moments In History

• ❌ Lightweight vs. annotated tags
• ❌ Semantic versioning ← 11 lessons • 36m

🔍 18. Git Behind The Scenes - Hashing & Objects

• ❌ Git internals and object model
• ❌ Hashing functions and data structures ← 12 lessons • 1h 19m

🔮 19. The Power of Reflogs - Retrieving "Lost" Work

• ❌ Understanding reflogs (git reflog)
• ❌ Recovering lost commits ← 8 lessons • 44m

⚡ 20. Writing Custom Git Aliases

• ❌ Creating shortcuts and custom commands
• ❌ Advanced alias techniques ← 6 lessons • 20m

Legend: ✅ = Completed | 🔄 = In Progress | ❌ = Not Started

📁 Repository Structure

📦 Git-Github_Bootcamp/
├── 📄 .gitignore                        # Git ignore configuration
├── 🎨 purple-divisor.svg                # Visual divisor for documentation
├── 📄 README.md                         # This comprehensive guide
│
├── 📁 Exercises/                        # Hands-on practice exercises
│   ├── 🌿 BranchingExercise/
│   │   ├── 📄 Exercise.md               # Branching practice guide
│   │   ├── 📄 Terminal.md               # Command history & notes
│   │   └── � Patronus/
│   │       └── �📄 patronus.txt          # Exercise files
│   │
│   ├── 💾 CommittingBasicsExercise/
│   │   ├── 📄 Exercise.md               # Basic Git workflow practice
│   │   ├── 📄 Terminal.md               # Session documentation
│   │   └── 📁 Shopping/
│   │       ├── 📄 groceries.txt         # Exercise content
│   │       └── 📄 yard.txt              # Exercise content
│   │
│   ├── 🔍 GitDiffExercise/
│   │   ├── 📄 Exercise.md               # Diff commands practice
│   │   ├── 📄 Terminal.md               # Workflow documentation
│   │   └── 📁 git-diff-exercise/
│   │       ├── 📄 fleetwoodmac.txt      # Sample files for diff
│   │       └── 📄 queen.txt             # Sample files for diff
│   │
│   ├── 🔀 GitMergingExercise/
│   │   ├── 📄 Exercise.md               # Merge practice scenarios
│   │   ├── 📄 Terminal.md               # Command history
│   │   └── 📁 Musics/
│   │       └── 📄 rock.txt              # Merge conflict practice
│   │
│   ├── 🗃️ StashingExercise/
│   │   ├── 📄 Exercise.md               # Stash workflow practice
│   │   ├── 📄 Terminal.md               # Session notes
│   │   └── 📁 Diary/
│   │       └── 📄 diary.txt             # Practice content
│   │
│   └── ⏰ UndoingThingsExercise/
│       ├── 📄 Exercise.md               # Time travel & recovery practice
│       └── 📄 Terminal.md               # Command documentation
│
└── 📁 PersonalNotes/                    # Comprehensive learning notes
    ├── 📄 Basics-Commits.md             # Git fundamentals & commit workflow
    ├── 📄 Branches.md                   # Branching strategies & management
    ├── 📄 GitDiff.md                    # Diff commands & comparison techniques
    ├── 📄 Stash.md                      # Stashing workflow & best practices
    └── 📄 UndoingChanges_TimeTraveling.md # Reset, revert, restore commands

📊 Repository Statistics:

• 6 Exercise Modules with hands-on practice scenarios
• 5 Personal Note Files covering core Git concepts
• 12 Practice Files for realistic Git workflow simulation
• Professional Documentation with consistent formatting and visual elements

🎯 Key Learning Objectives

• Understand Git's core concepts and how it works behind the scenes.
• Master essential Git workflow for daily development tasks.
• Navigate branching and merging with confidence.
• Collaborate effectively using GitHub workflows.
• Resolve conflicts and handle complex scenarios.
• Use advanced Git features like rebasing, stashing, and reflogs.
• Contribute to open source projects professionally.
• Write professional documentation with Markdown.

💡 What I'm Building

• Portfolio Website using GitHub Pages
• Collaboration Projects demonstrating real-world workflows
• Comprehensive Git Reference with personal notes and examples
• Open Source Contributions to practice professional development

📌 Notes

• All exercises and projects include detailed documentation and step-by-step guides
• Real-world scenarios are practiced throughout the course
• This repository serves as a comprehensive reference for Git and GitHub workflows
• Best practices and industry standards are emphasized in every lesson

🔗 Useful Resources

• Official Git Documentation
• GitHub Docs
• Interactive Git Tutorial
• Git Cheat Sheet

Git is not just about version control, it's about collaboration, confidence, and professional growth.
Let's Git it done! 🚀