GitHub for the Rest of Us

A workshop by Morten Rand-Hendriksen at Y Oslo 2023.

Schedule

Part 0: Setup and Install All The Tings

• Set up your GitHub account
• Install Visual Studio Code
• Install GitHub Desktop
• Activate GitHub Copilot (recommended, but optional)

Part 1: Version control
Making sense of git with science fiction terms.

• git command cheat sheet
• Lab repo: A New Castle for the King

Part 2: Collaboration
Community and the power of GitHub.

Part 3: Tools
GitHub Desktop, VS Code, CodeSpaces, and Copilot. Useful link for reference: Morten's Codespaces Baseline

Part 4: Beyond the Basics
Putting everything together and building something new.

• Lab repo: Next.js + Codespaces + GitHub Actions + GitHub Pages

Links and further info

• Morten on LinkedIn
• GitHub Copilot
• GitHub Codespaces
• Visual Studio Code
• Morten's course "Git From Scratch"
• GitHub Certification (upcoming)
• Career Essentials in GitHub (Professional Certificate) from LinkedIn Learning