From Zero to Git & GitHub Mastery — A Complete Learning Journey
| # | Module | Status | Lessons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Foundations | Complete | 5 |
| 01 | Git Basics | Complete | 7 |
| 02 | Git Intermediate | Complete | 8 |
| 03 | Git Internals | Complete | 7 |
| 04 | Advanced Git | Complete | 7 |
| 05 | GitHub Fundamentals | Complete | 8 |
| 06 | GitHub Intermediate | Complete | 8 |
| 07 | GitHub Advanced | Complete | 8 |
| 08 | Security | Complete | 8 |
| 09 | CI/CD & DevOps | Complete | 8 |
| 10 | Branching Strategies | Complete | 6 |
| 11 | Open Source | Complete | 4 |
| 12 | Enterprise | Complete | 4 |
| 13 | Projects | Complete | 8 projects |
| 14 | Exercises | Complete | 7 labs |
| 15 | Interview Questions | Complete | 4 sets |
| 16 | Cheatsheets | Complete | 4 sheets |
By completing this handbook you will be able to:
- Work in any software company — startups, enterprises, FAANG
- Design production-grade branching strategies
- Resolve merge conflicts like a senior engineer
- Build CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions
- Manage large repositories and monorepos
- Contribute to and maintain open-source projects
- Manage GitHub organizations with enterprise security
- Understand Git internals at the object-graph level
- Automate releases, deployments, and rollbacks
- Review Pull Requests with expert-level scrutiny
Lesson Structure (each file):
Learning Objectives
Theory — What is this?
Why — Why does it exist?
Analogy — Real-world comparison
Internals — How it works under the hood
Architecture — System design
Diagram — Visual explanation
Commands — Syntax, flags, examples
Best Practices — Production guidelines
Common Mistakes — What to avoid
Enterprise Example — Real company usage
Open Source Example — OSS patterns
Interview Questions — FAANG-style
Quiz — Test your knowledge
Exercise — Hands-on practice
Mini Project — Build something real
Summary — Key takeaways
BEGINNER ─────────────────────────────────────────────► ARCHITECT
│ │
├─ 00-FOUNDATIONS (5 lessons) │
├─ 01-GIT-BASICS (7 lessons) │
├─ 02-GIT-INTERMEDIATE (8 lessons) │
├─ 03-GIT-INTERNALS (7 lessons) │
├─ 04-ADVANCED-GIT (7 lessons) │
├─ 05-GITHUB-FUNDAMENTALS (8 lessons) │
├─ 06-GITHUB-INTERMEDIATE (8 lessons) │
├─ 07-GITHUB-ADVANCED (8 lessons) │
├─ 08-SECURITY (8 lessons) │
├─ 09-CICD-DEVOPS (8 lessons) │
├─ 10-BRANCHING-STRATEGIES (6 lessons) │
├─ 11-OPEN-SOURCE (4 lessons) │
├─ 12-ENTERPRISE (4 lessons) │
├─ 13-PROJECTS (8 real-world projects) │
├─ 14-EXERCISES (7 labs) │
├─ 15-INTERVIEW-QUESTIONS (4 sets) │
└─ 16-CHEATSHEETS (4 sheets) │
│
RESULT: Git & GitHub ARCHITECT │
- A computer with Git installed
- A GitHub account
- Basic terminal/command-line experience
- Willingness to practice every concept
See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.
MIT — see LICENSE for details.