GitHub Advanced – Advanced GitHub Development & Collaboration Training Course

Module 1 – Advanced Git & GitHub Workflows

• In-depth Git concepts and comprehensive repository management
• Evaluating branching strategies: GitFlow compared to trunk-based development
• Techniques for rebasing, merging, and cherry-picking
• Utilizing interactive rebase for history refinement
• Effectively managing and resolving complex merge conflicts
• Implementing tags, releases, and version control strategies
• Investigating Git history and performing data recovery
• Adopting best practices suited for large-scale development teams

Module 2 – Advanced Pull Requests & Collaboration

• Architecting highly effective pull request workflows
• Implementing draft pull requests and structured review strategies
• Configuring CODEOWNERS for accountability
• Setting up branch protection rules and rulesets
• Enforcing required reviews and status checks
• Handling large-scale and long-running pull requests efficiently
• Creating issue templates and standardized pull request templates
• Leveraging GitHub Projects for task management
• Managing teams, permissions, and overall repository governance
• Hands-on exercise: designing an enterprise-grade collaboration workflow

Module 3 – GitHub Actions & CI/CD

• Understanding the internal architecture of GitHub Actions
• Defining workflows, jobs, steps, and trigger events
• Managing secrets, variables, and environments securely
• Implementing conditional execution and job dependencies
• Utilizing matrix strategies for scalable testing
• Optimizing artifacts and caching mechanisms
• Building reusable workflows and composite actions
• Debugging and optimizing workflow performance
• Constructing robust CI pipelines
• Implementing automated testing and build workflows
• Executing multi-environment deployment strategies
• Automating release processes
• Hands-on exercise: constructing an end-to-end CI/CD pipeline

Module 4 – GitHub Security & Automation

• Exploring GitHub’s built-in security capabilities
• Managing dependencies effectively with Dependabot
• Implementing dependency review processes
• Securing code with secret scanning and push protection
• Conducting code scanning for vulnerabilities
• Establishing security policies and vulnerability management protocols
• Enhancing supply-chain security practices
• Using the GitHub CLI for automation
• Overview of the GitHub REST API
• Configuring webhooks and external integrations
• Automating repository tasks, issues, and pull requests
• Practical scenarios focused on security and automation

Module 5 – End-to-End GitHub Workflow

• Designing a comprehensive GitHub development lifecycle
• Defining repository and branching strategies
• Refining the pull request and code review process
• Integrating automated testing into the workflow
• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Incorporating security checks into the pipeline
• Streamlining release management
• Troubleshooting issues and optimizing performance
• Team-based practical exercise
• Course summary and Q&A session

Optional Module – GitHub Copilot

• Exploring GitHub Copilot’s capabilities and workflow integration
• Utilizing Copilot Chat and IDE integrations
• Crafting effective prompts for developer assistance
• Leveraging code generation and explanation features
• Assisting with refactoring and performance optimization
• Generating unit tests automatically
• Debugging code with Copilot support
• Automating documentation generation
• Enhancing pull requests and code reviews with Copilot
• Practicing responsible and secure use of AI-generated code
• Practical exercises with GitHub Copilot