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    Category: Technical > Version control

Description

GitHub is a web-based platform that utilizes Git, a version control system allowing multiple people to work on projects simultaneously without overwriting each other's changes. It provides a space for collaboration and code hosting, where developers can create repositories to store their projects, track changes, and manage versions. Users can clone these repositories, make changes locally, and then push updates back. Advanced features include branching and merging, resolving conflicts, and using .gitignore files. GitHub also offers functionalities like continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) through GitHub Actions, and security measures for your repositories. Expertise involves deep understanding of Git internals, customization, and troubleshooting complex issues.

Expected Behaviors

  • Fundamental Awareness

    At this level, individuals have a basic understanding of what GitHub is and how it functions. They are familiar with the concept of version control systems and repositories. However, they may not yet be comfortable with performing tasks on GitHub without guidance.

  • Novice

    Novices can perform basic tasks on GitHub such as creating and cloning repositories, making commits, and pushing or pulling updates. They understand the workflow of using GitHub but may still need assistance when encountering unfamiliar situations.

  • Intermediate

    Intermediate users are comfortable with more complex tasks such as branching and merging, resolving merge conflicts, and using .gitignore files. They can revert commits and understand the use of Git tags. They can handle most common scenarios independently.

  • Advanced

    Advanced users can work with remote repositories and manage large projects with multiple contributors. They are proficient in using advanced Git commands like rebase, cherry-pick, bisect. They can set up and manage GitHub Actions for CI/CD and secure their repositories.

  • Expert

    Experts have a deep understanding of Git internals and can customize Git configuration to suit their needs. They can write custom Git hooks and troubleshoot complex Git issues. They may even contribute to the Git open source project.

Micro Skills

Understanding the concept of cloud-based hosting

Recognizing the difference between Git and GitHub

Identifying the key features of GitHub like repositories, pull requests, issues

Recognizing the problems solved by version control

Identifying the benefits of version control in software development

Familiarity with the concept of 'commit'

Knowing the difference between local and remote repositories

Recognizing the structure of a typical repository

Understanding the role of README file in a repository

Understanding the difference between public and private repositories

Adding .gitignore and license files to a repository

Cloning a repository using HTTPS

Cloning a repository using SSH

Understanding the difference between cloning and forking a repository

Writing meaningful commit messages

Staging changes for commit

Committing single or multiple files

Viewing commit history

Pushing commits to a remote repository

Understanding the concept of 'origin'

Dealing with rejected pushes

Pulling changes from a remote repository

Understanding the difference between 'git pull' and 'git fetch'

Resolving conflicts when pulling

Creating a new branch

Switching between branches

Merging branches

Understanding fast-forward merges

Understanding merge conflicts

Identifying merge conflicts

Using Git's conflict markers

Resolving conflicts with a text editor

Committing resolved conflicts

Aborting a merge

Understanding the purpose of .gitignore

Creating a .gitignore file

Specifying patterns in .gitignore

Ignoring tracked files

Checking the ignored files

Understanding the difference between git revert and git reset

Reverting a single commit

Reverting multiple commits

Resolving conflicts during a revert

Understanding the impact of reverting public commits

Understanding the purpose of Git tags

Creating lightweight tags

Creating annotated tags

Listing all tags

Deleting tags

Adding a remote repository

Fetching data from a remote repository

Pushing changes to a remote repository

Managing multiple remote repositories

Understanding and using Git flow

Managing pull requests

Code reviewing

Using project boards for task management

Setting up and managing access permissions

Rebasing branches

Cherry-picking commits

Bisecting to find problematic commits

Stashing changes

Interactive rebasing

Creating a GitHub Actions workflow

Configuring build steps

Managing secrets and environment variables

Setting up continuous integration

Setting up continuous deployment

Enabling two-factor authentication

Managing access keys

Setting up branch protection rules

Auditing and monitoring activity

Setting up code scanning alerts for security vulnerabilities

Understanding the Git object model

Knowledge of how Git stores data

Understanding the Git index

Knowledge of Git's packfile format

Setting global and repository-specific configurations

Using git config to manage configuration options

Understanding and modifying the .gitconfig file

Creating and using Git aliases

Understanding the different types of Git hooks

Writing scripts for pre-commit, post-commit, pre-push, etc. hooks

Testing and debugging Git hooks

Sharing Git hooks with other developers

Using git reflog to recover lost commits

Understanding and resolving detached HEAD state

Resolving complex merge conflicts

Recovering from a bad rebase or cherry-pick

Understanding the Git project's contribution guidelines

Setting up the Git project for local development

Submitting patches to the Git mailing list

Reviewing and responding to feedback on your contributions

Tech Experts

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  • Expert
    12 months work experience
  • Achievement Ownership
    Yes
  • Micro-skills
    93
  • Roles requiring skill
    4
  • Customizable
    Yes
  • Last Update
    Mon Jun 03 2024
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