External Resources and Links¶
Expand your Git and GitHub knowledge with these carefully curated external resources. These links provide additional perspectives, advanced tutorials, and community-driven content.
🌐 Official Resources¶
Git Official Resources¶
- Git SCM Official Website - The official Git website
- Git Documentation - Complete command reference
- Pro Git Book - Comprehensive free book
- Git Tutorial - Official beginner tutorial
- Git Reference - Quick command reference
GitHub Official Resources¶
- GitHub Docs - Official GitHub documentation
- GitHub Skills - Interactive learning courses
- GitHub Training Manual - Training materials
- GitHub Education - Student and educator resources
- GitHub Blog - Latest news and features
📚 Learning Platforms¶
Interactive Tutorials¶
- Learn Git Branching - Visual Git tutorial
- Git Immersion - Guided Git walkthrough
- GitHub Learning Lab - Interactive GitHub courses
- Codecademy Git Course - Structured lessons
- freeCodeCamp Git Tutorial - Comprehensive guide
Video Learning¶
- Git & GitHub Crash Course - Traversy Media - Popular YouTube tutorial
- Git Tutorial for Beginners - Programming with Mosh - Detailed video course
- GitHub Training & Guides - Official GitHub videos
- The Net Ninja Git Tutorials - Git playlist
Online Courses¶
- Udacity Git & GitHub Course - Free course
- Coursera Git Courses - University-level courses
- edX Git Courses - Academic courses
- Pluralsight Git Learning Path - Professional development
🛠️ Tools and Applications¶
Git GUI Clients¶
- GitKraken - Popular cross-platform client
- SourceTree - Free Atlassian tool
- GitHub Desktop - Simple GitHub integration
- Tower - Professional Git client
- Fork - Fast and friendly Git client
- GitUp - Mac-focused Git client
VS Code Extensions¶
- GitLens - Supercharge Git in VS Code
- Git Graph - View repository graph
- Git History - View file history
- GitHub Pull Requests - PR management
Command Line Tools¶
- GitHub CLI (gh) - GitHub from command line
- Hub - GitHub wrapper for Git
- Tig - Text-mode Git interface
- Lazygit - Terminal UI for Git
📖 Books and eBooks¶
Free Online Books¶
- Pro Git Book - Scott Chacon & Ben Straub
- Git Magic - Ben Lynn
- A Visual Git Reference - Mark Lodato
- Git from the Bottom Up - John Wiegley
- Learn Version Control with Git - Tower
Paid Books¶
- Version Control with Git, 2nd Edition - O'Reilly
- Git Pocket Guide - O'Reilly
- Pragmatic Version Control Using Git - Pragmatic Bookshelf
- Git in Practice - Manning Publications
🎯 Cheat Sheets and References¶
Quick References¶
- GitHub Git Cheat Sheet - Official PDF
- Atlassian Git Cheat Sheet - Comprehensive reference
- Git Tower Cheat Sheet - Visual cheat sheet
- Interactive Git Cheat Sheet - Interactive reference
- Git Command Explorer - Find commands by goal
Visual Guides¶
- A Visual Git Reference - Diagrams
- Git Workflow Diagrams - Workflow comparisons
- Oh My Git! - Visual Git learning game
- Git Branching Model - Git Flow diagram
🏆 Advanced Topics¶
Git Internals¶
- Git Internals - Git Objects - How Git works
- The Architecture of Open Source Applications - Git - Deep dive
- Git from the Bottom Up - Understanding internals
- Building Git - Build your own Git
Workflows and Best Practices¶
- Git Flow - Popular branching model
- GitHub Flow - Simplified workflow
- GitLab Flow - Alternative workflow
- Conventional Commits - Commit message standard
Git Hooks and Automation¶
- Git Hooks Tutorial - Automation guide
- Husky - Git hooks for Node.js
- Pre-commit - Multi-language hooks
- Lefthook - Fast Git hooks manager
🌍 Communities and Forums¶
Discussion Platforms¶
- Stack Overflow - Git Tag - Q&A community
- Reddit - r/git - Git discussions
- Reddit - r/github - GitHub community
- GitHub Community Discussions - Official forum
- Dev.to Git Posts - Developer articles
Social Networks¶
- GitHub - Follow developers and projects
- GitLab - Alternative platform
- Twitter - #Git - Latest news and tips
- LinkedIn Git Groups - Professional networking
Discord/Slack Communities¶
- The Programmer's Hangout - Programming discussions
- DevCord - Developer community
- Reactiflux - React community (good Git practices)
- Python Discord - Python community
🎮 Games and Interactive Learning¶
Educational Games¶
- Oh My Git! - Visual Git learning game
- Learn Git Branching - Interactive Git tutorial
- Git-it - Desktop Git learning app
- Githug - Git learning game (Ruby gem)
Coding Challenges¶
- Git Kata - Git exercises
- Git Challenges - Practice problems
- Learn Git - Training repository
🔧 Development Tools Integration¶
IDEs and Editors¶
- IntelliJ IDEA Git Integration
- Eclipse EGit - Git for Eclipse
- Vim Fugitive - Git for Vim
- Emacs Magit - Git for Emacs
CI/CD Platforms¶
- GitHub Actions - GitHub's CI/CD
- GitLab CI/CD - GitLab's solution
- Jenkins Git Plugin - Jenkins integration
- Travis CI - Continuous integration
📱 Mobile Apps¶
Git Clients¶
- Working Copy - iOS Git client
- Git2Go - iOS Git client
- MGit - Android Git client
- Pocket Git - iOS Git client
GitHub Apps¶
- GitHub Mobile - Official GitHub app
- FastHub - Android GitHub client
- OctoTree - Browser extension
🎪 Alternative Platforms¶
Git Hosting Services¶
- GitLab - DevOps platform
- Bitbucket - Atlassian's Git solution
- Azure DevOps - Microsoft's platform
- Codeberg - Non-profit Git hosting
- SourceForge - Classic project hosting
Self-Hosted Solutions¶
- GitLab CE - Self-hosted GitLab
- Gitea - Lightweight Git service
- Gogs - Simple Git service
- Forgejo - Community fork of Gitea
🚀 Stay Updated¶
Newsletters and Blogs¶
- GitHub Blog - Official GitHub news
- Atlassian Git Tutorials - Regular updates
- Git Tips - Community tips
- This Week in Git - Weekly updates
Release Notes and Changelogs¶
- Git Releases - Latest Git versions
- GitHub Changelog - GitHub updates
- Git Security Advisories - Security updates
Bookmarking Strategy
Start with the official documentation and interactive tutorials. Bookmark cheat sheets for quick reference. Join communities as you become more comfortable with Git and GitHub.
Quality Check
These resources are regularly updated and maintained. However, always verify information against official documentation when implementing critical workflows.