Description
Ready to start your journey as a developer? This complete compilation brings together every episode of our GitHub for beginners series season 3 into one ultimate crash course. You will learn how to organize tasks with issues and projects, automate your workflows with GitHub Actions, and secure your code like a pro. We also cover how to write in Markdown, deploy sites with GitHub Pages, and make your first open source contribution.
— CHAPTERS —
00:00 How to use GitHub issues and projects
07:54 How to use GitHub Actions
15:45 Getting started with GitHub security
20:28 Getting started with GitHub Pages
24:11 Getting started with Markdown on GitHub
29:46 Getting started with open source contributions
35:01 How to use Git and GitHub in VS Code
43:42 Answering the most common GitHub beginner questions
— RESOURCES —
GitHub for Beginners: Your roadmap to mastering the GitHub essentials:
https://github.blog/developer-skills/github/github-for-beginners-your-roadmap-to-mastering-the-github-essentials/
Developer portfolio template: https://github.com/github-samples/gitfolio?utm_source=youtube-episode-1&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=gfb-s3-2026
Learn more about GitHub Security: https://github.blog/developer-skills/github/github-for-beginners-getting-started-with-github-security?utm_source=youtube-episode-3&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=gfb-s3-2026
Basic writing and formatting syntax: https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax?utm_source=youtube-episode-6&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=gfb-s3-2026
Finding ways to contribute to open source on GitHub: https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/exploring-projects-on-github/finding-ways-to-contribute-to-open-source-on-github?utm_source=youtube-episode-7&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=gfb-s3-2026
What is open source?: https://github.com/resources/articles/what-is-open-source-software?utm_source=youtube-episode-7&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=gfb-s3-2026
Adding your SSH key to ssh-agent: https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent?utm_source=youtube-episode-9&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=gfb-s3-2026#adding-your-ssh-key-to-the-ssh-agent
Syncing a fork: https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/working-with-forks/syncing-a-fork?utm_source=youtube-episode-9&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=gfb-s3-2026
Using GitHub Copilot code review: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/use-copilot-agents/request-a-code-review/use-code-review?utm_source=youtube-episode-9&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=gfb-s3-2026
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