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Introduction to GitHub

Created by The GitHub Training Team

If you are looking for a quick and fun introduction to GitHub, you've found it. This class will get you started using GitHub in less than an hour.

Git
GitHub
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Setting up a Reason React App

Created by Stockholm Research Center

Hello and welcome! In this lab we will cover the basic setup needed to build Reason React applications, covering testing, documenting them, building, and releasing them!

reason
bucklescript
reason-react
react
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Community starter kit

Created by The GitHub Training Team

There are millions of projects on GitHub, all competing for attention from the millions of open source contributors available to help. Learn how to help your project stand out.

GitHub
Open Source
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Learning should be fun

There are no simulations or boring tutorials here, just hands-on lessons created with by the GitHub community and taught by the friendly Learning Lab bot.

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Real projects

Learn new skills while working in your own copy of a real project.

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Everything happens in GitHub Issues and Pull Requests.

Learning Paths

Learn something new with these curated lists of our favorite courses, videos, tutorials, and more.

First Day on GitHub

Learning Path by The GitHub Training Team

Welcome to GitHub! We're so glad you're here. We know it can look overwhelming at first, so we've put together a few of our favorite courses for people logging in for the first time

  1. What is GitHub?
  2. Introduction to GitHub
  3. Git Handbook
  4. And 2 more...
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First Week on GitHub

Learning Path by The GitHub Training Team

After you've mastered the basics, learn some of the fun things you can do on GitHub. From GitHub Pages to building projects with your friends, this path will give you plenty of new ideas.

  1. Discover GitHub Pages
  2. GitHub Pages
  3. Reviewing pull requests
  4. And 2 more...
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InnerSource: theory to practice

Learning Path by The GitHub Training Team

Learn about the concept of InnerSource and put it to use in this carefully crafted learning path.

  1. An introduction to InnerSource
  2. InnerSource fundamentals
  3. Case studies
  4. And 3 more...
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Become an open source enterprise

Learning Path by The GitHub Training Team

Learn about open source in the enterprise. It's about more than just contributing!

  1. What is open source? Explained in Legos
  2. The state of enterprise open source: A Red Hat report
  3. Create an open source program
  4. And 5 more...
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Managing merge conflicts

Created by The GitHub Training Team

Merge conflicts are a normal part of working in Git. Learn why they happen and how to resolve them with ease.

Git
Merge conflicts
GitHub
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Communicating using Markdown

Created by The GitHub Training Team

This course will walk you through everything you need to start organizing ideas and collaborating using Markdown, a lightweight language for text formatting.

GitHub
Markdown
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Reviewing pull requests

Created by The GitHub Training Team

See how collaboration works on GitHub and start building great things, together.

GitHub
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GitHub Pages

Created by The GitHub Training Team

Learn how to create a site or blog from your GitHub repositories with GitHub Pages.

GitHub
GitHub Pages
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Getting started with GitHub Apps

Created by The GitHub Training Team

Add your own GitHub feature, automate workflows, and more with GitHub Apps.
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More courses from GitHub

Introduction to HTML

Created by The GitHub Training Team

If you are looking for a quick and fun introduction to the exciting world of programming, this course is for you. Learn fundamental HTML skills and build your first webpage in less than an hour.

GitHub Pages
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Uploading your project to GitHub

Created by The GitHub Training Team

You’re an upload away from using a full suite of development tools and premier third-party apps on GitHub. This course helps you seamlessly upload your code to GitHub and introduces you to exciting next steps to elevate your project.

Git
GitHub
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Migrating your repository to GitHub

Created by The GitHub Training Team

You're a migration away from using a full suite of development tools and premier third-party apps on GitHub. This course helps you seamlessly move code to GitHub and sets you up to do more after you make the move.

Git
GitHub
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Create a release based workflow

Created by The GitHub Training Team

This course focuses on releases, and more complex branching strategies.

GitHub
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Securing your workflows

Created by The GitHub Training Team

Learn security best practices and keep your project’s contributions—and contributors—safe.

Git
GitHub
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A hello world workflow

Created by The GitHub Training Team

Create a GitHub Action and use it in a workflow.

GitHub Actions
Workflows
Hello World
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Write a Learning Lab course

Created by The GitHub Training Team

Get starter code, or let the Learning Lab bot guide you as you author your first course.
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InnerSource fundamentals

Created by The GitHub Training Team

Organizations of all sizes and in all industries are chatting about InnerSource concepts. This course walks you through some of the key concepts of InnerSource and helps you build up an internal toolkit for adopting InnerSource practices.
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Continuous integration with CircleCI

Created by The GitHub Training Team

Learn how to automatically test changes made to your project, freeing you up to write more amazing code.

Continuous Integration
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Continuous integration with Travis CI

Created by The GitHub Training Team

Learn about the principles of continuous integration with GitHub and Travis CI.

Continuous Integration
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