GitHub for Non-Developers
Having diverse skill sets and roles within a team leads to successful outcomes for an organization.
Our two-day hands-on training for “GitHub for Non-Developers” course focuses on teaching those that do not develop software for a living gain confidence to speak the language of GitHub, while teaching the basics on how to leverage the platform to improve their own work.
Target Audience
- Those who work with developers
- Documentation
- Quality assurance
Delivery Method
- Delivery Method: Microsoft Teams Meeting.
- Environment: Online class with live instructor and virtual slides displaying content.
- Timezones Available: United States, GlobalClass Duration: 6 hours (split into two, 3-hour meetings).
- Participants: Maximum 20.
Prerequisites
- A user account on GitHub.com
- CircleCI and HeroKu accounts created
- Access to a browser other than Internet Explorer
Syllabus
This hands-on engagement covers a broad range of technical and collaboration practices.
Activities include configuring integrations with the GitHub Platform and mapping real-life workflows.
Though the technical knowledge may vary depending on a trainee’s skill set as an individual learner, we will teach you how to collaborate effectively and show how work is done on GitHub by developers and non-developers alike.
Key Features and Benefits
In this workshop, we'll unlock the secrets of using GitHub not just as a version control system, but as a cornerstone for project management, content creation team collaboration and more.
- Introduction to GitHub for collaboration, version control, project management, and content management.
- Understand how every person fits into the bigger picture of software development.Increase transparency through collaboration best practices.
- Use GitHub to document everything from markdown meeting notes to software documentation on GitHub Pages.
- Introduction to the benefits of GitHub Platform capabilities, including DevOps, CI, and CD.
What You Will Learn
Discover how GitHub's versatile platform empowers every member of a software development team, enhancing transparency and streamlining workflows, while also exploring its expansive capabilities.
How work gets done on GitHub:
- Core concepts of version control.
- GitHub issues and projects.
- Working with branches.
- Collaborating on pull requests.
- Translate idealogical models to real-world workflows.
Repository ownership:
- Administrative settings and protected branches.
CI, CD, and software life-cycle on GitHub:
- CircleCI, Heroku, and GitHub’s open platform.
- Heroku review apps.
- Working with forks.Interacting with integrations.
Documentation on GitHub:
- Why documentation?
- Creating documentation.
- Documentation on GitHub Pages.
Learning Outcomes
Uncover the secrets of seamless teamwork, harness the power of automation, and learn to document and share our ideas effectively.
- Collaborate on Git and GitHub.
- Leverage integrations and automation.
- Understand how work gets done on GitHub.
- Create documentation on GitHub Pages.
