GitHub Foundations Certification Guide: Essential skills, real-world labs, and exam strategies for GitHub beginners

Embark on a transformative journey with the GitHub Foundations Certification Guide, your go-to resource for mastering Git and GitHub. This comprehensive book takes you from the basics of version control to excelling at collaborative development. You'll learn how to use Git to accurately track and manage code changes, and discover why GitHub is the leading platform for collaboration, project management, and open-source development. Written by Ayodeji Ayodele, a Senior Customer Success Architect at GitHub with deep expertise in DevOps, Agile coaching, and software engineering, this book provides a structured path to Git/GitHub proficiency. Through hands-on tutorials, real-world projects, and self-assessment questions, you'll harness the full potential of open source, navigate the GitHub platform with ease, employ advanced Git techniques, and gain practical code management skills. The book advances to explore secure collaboration, automation, and key features of the GitHub Desktop app. You'll prepare for the certification exam with practice questions, mock exams, and invaluable study tips. By the end of this book, you'll be prepared to take the GitHub Foundations exam and advance your developer career.