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Codecademy's interactive Git course covers the entire version control workflow: commits, branches, merging, rebasing, remotes, pull requests, and collaborating on GitHub.
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Git Basics (The Odin Project)
10 hours 4.8(9,200 reviews)Free
The Odin Project's Git Basics covers Git fundamentals: repositories, commits, branches, and merging. It's part of The Odin Project's free curriculum and combines video and written lessons. After finishing, you understand Git well enough to version your own projects and work on teams. The course emphasizes hands-on practice with real Git commands. The main limitation: Git is vast. This covers basics; advanced workflows (rebasing, cherry-picking, bisecting) require additional learning.
GitHub, which this course's remotes and workflow lessons cover alongside core Git, is used by 80.5% of professional developers for code hosting and collaboration (source: Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2025, Collaboration Tools section, survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/technology).
About This Course
The Odin Project's Git section covers the fundamentals of version control: commits, branches, merging, remotes, and the GitHub workflow. Completely free and project-based.
Course Details
- Platform
- The Odin Project
- Language
- Git
- Level
- beginner
- Duration
- 10h
- Certificate
- No
- Cost
- Free
Frequently Asked Questions
Is The Odin Project free?
Yes, completely free and open source.
What's different about The Odin Project?
It's project-based and emphasizes building real things. You learn by doing, not just watching videos.
After Git Basics, what's next?
The Odin Project's HTML/CSS and JavaScript paths, which use Git throughout.
Can I use this for a team?
Yes, but you'll learn more advanced Git workflows (pull requests, code review) on the job.
How long is this course?
Part-time, about 1-2 weeks. Full-time learners finish in a few days.
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