Git and GitHub for Beginners: Learn Version Control, Branching, Commits, Pull Requests, and Real Developer Workflow Step by Step (Computer Programming Made Easy)
Language: English
Published by Independently published, 2026
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- Title
- Git and GitHub for Beginners: Learn Version Control, Branching, Commits, Pull Requests, and Real Developer Workflow Step by Step (Computer Programming Made Easy)
- Author
- Mercer, Ryan J.
- Publisher
- Independently published
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798183940459
- Series
- Book 15 of 20: Computer Programming Made Easy
Learn Git and GitHub the practical way—without confusion, intimidation, or wasted time.
Version control is one of the most important skills every developer needs, but for beginners, Git and GitHub can feel overwhelming. Commands, branches, commits, repositories, pull requests, merge conflicts, and collaboration workflows can seem confusing at first—especially when most tutorials assume you already understand the basics.
Git and GitHub for Beginners gives you a clear, step-by-step path from complete beginner to confident user. Written in plain English, this guide breaks down how Git actually works, how GitHub fits into real developer projects, and how to use both tools in a practical workflow you can understand and repeat.
Inside, you’ll learn how to:
- Set up Git and GitHub without getting lost
- Understand repositories, commits, branches, and history
- Use essential Git commands with confidence
- Track changes and recover from common mistakes
- Create and manage branches for clean project work
- Push code to GitHub and pull updates back down
- Use pull requests, reviews, and collaboration workflows
- Handle merge conflicts without panic
- Build a professional GitHub profile and portfolio
- Think like a real developer working on real projects
This book is designed for beginners, coding students, career changers, self-taught programmers, junior developers, and anyone who wants to understand modern version control without drowning in technical jargon.
By the end, you won’t just memorize commands—you’ll understand the workflow behind them. You’ll know what to do, why it matters, and how Git and GitHub are used in real-world software development.
If you want a beginner-friendly guide that makes Git, GitHub, branching, commits, pull requests, and developer workflow finally make sense, this book is for you.
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