GitHub Advanced – Advanced GitHub Development & Collaboration Training Course

Module 1 – Advanced Git & GitHub Workflows

• Deep dives into advanced Git concepts and robust repository management
• Comparing branching strategies: GitFlow versus trunk-based development
• Techniques for rebasing, merging, and cherry-picking commits
• Utilizing interactive rebase for cleaner history
• Strategies for managing and resolving intricate merge conflicts
• Version management through tags and releases
• Investigating Git history and recovering from errors
• Best practices for maintaining efficiency in large development teams

Module 2 – Advanced Pull Requests & Collaboration

• Structuring effective pull request lifecycles
• Leveraging draft pull requests and implementing structured review strategies
• Implementing CODEOWNERS for responsibility assignment
• Configuring branch protection rules and rulesets
• Enforcing required reviews and status checks
• Tactics for handling large, long-running pull requests
• Standardizing processes using issue and pull request templates
• Utilizing GitHub Projects for tracking
• Managing teams, permissions, and overall repository governance
• Practical exercise: Architecting an enterprise-grade collaboration workflow

Module 3 – GitHub Actions & CI/CD

• Understanding the underlying architecture of GitHub Actions
• Configuring workflows, jobs, steps, and event triggers
• Managing secrets, variables, and deployment environments
• Implementing conditional execution and job dependencies
• Using matrix strategies for parallel testing
• Optimizing performance with artifacts and caching
• Creating reusable workflows and composite actions
• Debugging and optimizing workflow performance
• Constructing robust CI pipelines
• Setting up automated testing and build processes
• Managing multi-environment deployment strategies
• Automating the release process
• Practical exercise: Developing a complete end-to-end CI/CD pipeline

Module 4 – GitHub Security & Automation

• Exploring built-in GitHub security features
• Managing dependencies with Dependabot
• Implementing dependency review processes
• Utilizing secret scanning and push protection to prevent leaks
• Integrating code scanning tools
• Defining security policies and managing vulnerabilities
• Addressing supply-chain security risks
• Working efficiently with the GitHub CLI
• Overview of the GitHub REST API
• Configuring webhooks and external integrations
• Automating the handling of repositories, issues, and pull requests
• Practical scenarios focused on security and automation

Module 5 – End-to-End GitHub Workflow

• Designing a holistic GitHub development lifecycle
• Establishing repository structure and branching strategies
• Refining the pull request and code review process
• Integrating automated testing suites
• Connecting the CI/CD pipeline
• Embedding security checks into the workflow
• Streamlining release management
• Techniques for troubleshooting and performance optimization
• Team-based practical exercise
• Course summary and Q&A session

Optional Module – GitHub Copilot

• Introducing GitHub Copilot capabilities and integrated workflows
• Using Copilot Chat and IDE integrations
• Crafting effective prompts for development tasks
• Leveraging code generation and explanation features
• Assisting with refactoring and optimization
• Automating the generation of unit tests
• Utilizing Copilot for debugging assistance
• Generating technical documentation
• Incorporating Copilot into pull requests and code reviews
• Guidelines for responsible and secure use of AI-generated code
• Hands-on exercises with Copilot