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Mastering GitHub for Developers and DevOps Specialization
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Mastering GitHub for Developers and DevOps Specialization

Automate Workflows and Boost DevOps with GitHub. Learn Git, GitHub, CI/CD automation, and AI tools to enhance your development workflow.

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Intermediate level

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2 months at 10 hours a week
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

What you'll learn

  • Learn Git’s version control features, such as branches, commits, and rebasing.

  • Understand how to manage and collaborate on code using GitHub repositories and pull requests.

  • Automate CI/CD workflows and gain hands-on experience with GitHub Actions.

  • Integrate AI-powered tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT into your coding workflow.

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Taught in English
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September 2025

50 practice exercises

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Specialization - 5 course series

What you'll learn

  • Identify the core components of Git and explain its purpose in version control.

  • Describe the differences between branching, merging, and stashing in Git workflows.

  • Install Git on various operating systems and set up repositories for project tracking.

  • Resolve merge conflicts and optimize commit history using Git’s advanced features.

Skills you'll gain

Git (Version Control System), Version Control, Development Environment, Software Development Tools, Ubuntu, Command-Line Interface, Software Versioning, Software Configuration Management, and Linux

What you'll learn

  • Apply knowledge to clone a repository from GitHub.

  • Analyze and manage branches on Git and GitHub.

  • Create pull requests and collaborate using private repositories.

  • Understand and explain the concepts of Git Rebase, Git Fetch, and Git Pull.

Skills you'll gain

GitHub, Amazon Web Services, Git (Version Control System), Version Control, Linux, Collaborative Software, Code Review, CI/CD, and DevOps

What you'll learn

  • Automate CI/CD workflows with GitHub Actions, triggers, and runners

  • Build, customize, and optimize workflows using YAML, expressions, and variables

  • Develop and integrate custom GitHub Actions, including Docker-based solutions

  • Secure workflows with best practices for concurrency and sensitive data handling

Skills you'll gain

GitHub, Automation, Development Environment, CI/CD, YAML, Docker (Software), Event-Driven Programming, Security Controls, JavaScript Frameworks, Continuous Integration, Git (Version Control System), and Continuous Deployment

What you'll learn

  • Understand the basics of GitHub Action workflows

  • Identify workflow components including events, jobs, steps, and runners

  • Configure and execute jobs using a self-hosted runner

  • Design an infrastructure as code (IaC) template with Bicep for deploying infrastructures

Skills you'll gain

GitHub, CI/CD, Docker (Software), Containerization, Performance Tuning, Git (Version Control System), Application Servers, YAML, Continuous Deployment, Application Deployment, Devops Tools, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Continuous Integration, Secure Coding, and DevOps

What you'll learn

  • Set up GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT to streamline code generation and debugging.

  • Create and optimize effective prompts for AI coding assistants.

  • Generate, explain, and debug code snippets with ChatGPT for real-world projects.

  • Master advanced GitHub Copilot features, including agents and IDE integrations.

Skills you'll gain

Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, GitHub, Microsoft Copilot, Git (Version Control System), Integrated Development Environments, Generative AI, Google Gemini, Docker (Software), OpenAI, Development Environment, and Debugging

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