GitHub Advanced – Advanced GitHub Development & Collaboration Training Course

Module 1 – Advanced Git & GitHub Workflows

• Deep dive into advanced Git concepts and repository management techniques
• Comparing branching strategies: GitFlow versus trunk-based development
• Executing rebasing, merging, and cherry-picking operations
• Utilizing interactive rebase for history refinement
• Strategies for managing and resolving complex merge conflicts
• Implementing tags, releases, and robust version management
• Investigating Git history and performing recovery actions
• Applying best practices for large-scale development teams

Module 2 – Advanced Pull Requests & Collaboration

• Architecting efficient pull request workflows
• Leveraging draft pull requests and strategic review methods
• Configuring CODEOWNERS for automated assignment
• Establishing branch protection and rulesets
• Enforcing required reviews and status checks
• Managing large-scale and long-running pull requests effectively
• Creating issue and pull request templates for consistency
• Utilizing GitHub Projects for workflow visualization
• Structuring teams, permissions, and repository governance
• Practical exercise: designing an enterprise-grade collaboration workflow

Module 3 – GitHub Actions & CI/CD

• Understanding the GitHub Actions architecture
• Defining workflows, jobs, steps, and triggers
• Managing secrets, variables, and environments
• Implementing conditional execution and job dependencies
• Utilizing matrix strategies for multi-configuration testing
• Optimizing with artifacts and caching
• Creating reusable workflows and composite actions
• Debugging and optimizing workflow performance
• Constructing robust CI pipelines
• Integrating automated testing and build processes
• Orchestrating multi-environment deployments
• Automating release processes
• Practical exercise: building a comprehensive end-to-end CI/CD pipeline

Module 4 – GitHub Security & Automation

• Exploring built-in GitHub security capabilities
• Leveraging Dependabot and managing dependencies
• Implementing dependency review mechanisms
• Enabling secret scanning and push protection
• Conducting code scanning for vulnerabilities
• Defining security policies and vulnerability management protocols
• Addressing supply-chain security risks
• Using the GitHub CLI for command-line efficiency
• Overview of the GitHub REST API
• Implementing webhooks and system integrations
• Automating repository, issue, and pull request tasks
• Practical scenarios focusing on security and automation

Module 5 – End-to-End GitHub Workflow

• Designing a holistic GitHub development workflow
• Defining repository and branching strategies
• Streamlining the pull request and code review process
• Incorporating automated testing practices
• Integrating the CI/CD pipeline
• Embedding security checks into the workflow
• Managing releases effectively
• Troubleshooting and optimizing the entire workflow
• Team-based practical exercise
• Course summary and Q&A session

Optional Module – GitHub Copilot

• Exploring GitHub Copilot capabilities and integrated workflows
• Using Copilot Chat and IDE integration
• Crafting effective prompts for development tasks
• Leveraging code generation and explanation features
• Refactoring and optimizing code with AI assistance
• Generating unit tests automatically
• Debugging code with Copilot support
• Generating documentation efficiently
• Applying Copilot to pull requests and code reviews
• Practices for responsible and secure use of AI-generated code
• Practical exercises with GitHub Copilot