GitHub Quick Tips

47mIntermediate2020-05-11

Authors

Ray Villalobos

Senior Staff Instructor at LinkedIn Learning

Course details

GitHub is the heart of many development workflows. These 30 tips and tricks help you exercise the full power of this versatile software development platform. LinkedIn staff instructor Ray Villalobos shows how to customize GitHub by building out your project homepages, turning repositories into reusable templates, adding collaborators, and enhancing security with secret keys and branch protection. Then discover how to be more efficient in the interface, from searching to creating permalinks for frequently accessed files. Next, dive into power tips for repos, including deleting and restoring branches. Finally, Ray reviews the specialized tools such as wikis, metrics, the GitHub CLI, and custom code snippets called gists. Each tip makes you a more efficient developer and GitHub contributor.

Topics include:
Adding project descriptions, URLs, and tags
Adding secret keys to settings
Maximizing contribution credits
Comparing branches
Pinning repos
Creating permalinks
Getting all repo branches
Using repo shields
Using GitHub Pages
Creating a project Kanban
Using the GitHub CLI
Creating repo shortcuts

Skills covered

Quick TipsVersion ControlGitHubSoftware Development ToolsSoftware Development

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - GitHub tips and tricks

1. Setting Up Github

02 - Optimize your profile
03 - Add descriptions URLS and tags
04 - Turn a repository into a template
05 - Add Collaborators to a repository
06 - Use a secret key on your projects
07 - Protect your repo branches
08 - Get maximum contribution credits

2. The Github Interface

09 - GitHub search tips
10 - Multi-line highlights
11 - Access the hidden help shortcuts
12 - Compare two branches
13 - Pin GitHub repositories
14 - Evergreen permalinks

3. Working with Repos

15 - Create empty folders
16 - Organize utility templates
17 - Get all repo branches
18 - Use shields for repos
19 - Add social media cards
20 - Delete and restore branches
21 - GitHub Flavored Markdown

4. Github Tools

22 - GitHub Pages
23 - Create a wiki
24 - Contribute to an open-source project
25 - Create a project kanban for your repo
26 - GitHub open-source metrics

5. External Tools

27 - What can I do with the GitHub CLI
28 - Start a new project with npx and degit
29 - Get the GitHub Student Developer Pack
30 - Create repo shortcuts
31 - Share code with gists