Mastering
GITHUB
From first commit to expert user
Your Easy Guide to understanding Git and GitHub with VS Code
Learn how to use GitHub
GitHub is a cloud-based platform used by software developers to store, share, and collaborate on software projects using Git. It acts as a central hub for managing code repositories, tracking changes, and facilitating team-based development.
GitHub is the platform of choice for version-controlled software development. This website will take you through everything you need to know about GitHub.
Understand how it links to Git
Git is the most popular distributed version control system for tracking changes in files. A crucial tool for collaborative software development and project management.
Git is the engine behind GitHub. It is a fundamental component that underlies all GitHub repositories and their local copies.
Manage it all with VSCode
VS Code is a free, lightweight, versatile code text editor with cross-platform support for writing, editing, and debugging code. It is complete with syntax highlighting, code completion and debugging tools.
VS Code is built to work with Git and GitHub. It has a graphical user interface that simplifies interactions with Git and effortlessly manages local and remote repositories.
What's the catch?
Well, there isn't one. This site is completely free, there is no registration or enrolment; there is also no advertising.
Everything is available to you free of charge, there is even a pdf of the whole website that you can download and use as you see fit.
Just click the button below to get going:
GitHub can be intimidating for beginners. It has specialised terminology (commits, branches, pull requests, forks, merges etc.), it often feels like a tool made for experts. But in today’s world of collaborative software development, knowing how to use GitHub is no longer optional — it’s essential.
Whether you’re learning to code, building your first open-source project, or just want to track changes in your work, understanding Git and GitHub can dramatically improve your workflow.
Mastering GitHub is a completely free, beginner-friendly tutorial that simplifies the steep learning curve using real-world examples, step-by-step lessons and project-based learning. You’ll learn how to manage projects with GitHub confidently—even if you've never touched version control before.