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Git for Test Engineers: From Basics to Team Collaboration

A hands-on, practical course designed specifically for test engineers who want to master Git version control. Learn to manage test automation code, collaborate with development teams, handle merge conflicts in test suites, and implement modern workflows. This course uses real test automation projects to teach Git concepts, ensuring you gain skills directly applicable to your daily testing work.

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Introduction to Git and Version Control for Testing

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Why Test Engineers Need Git: Tracking Your Test Automation Journey

2

The Three Git Areas: Managing Test Script Changes Like a Pro

3

Branching Strategies for Test Development and Bug Fixes

4

Collaborating on Test Frameworks: Your First Team Workflow

2

Understanding Git's Three Areas: Working, Staging, and Repository

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The Three Areas Explained: Setting Up Your First Test Repository

2

Selective Staging: Committing Only What Matters

3

Inspecting and Navigating Between Areas

4

Real-World Workflow: Managing Test Development Across All Three Areas

3

Branching and Switching: Isolated Test Development

1

Creating Your First Test Feature Branch

2

Branch Strategies for Bug Fix Testing and Hotfixes

3

Experiment Branches and Safe Framework Migration

4

Advanced Branch Context Switching for Test Engineers

4

Merging Branches: Integrating Test Changes

1

Understanding Merge Types: Fast-Forward vs Three-Way Merges

2

Merge Strategies and Preview Techniques

3

Parallel Test Development: Merging Multiple Feature Branches

4

Merge Patterns for Test Automation: Release Branches and Hotfixes

5

Rebasing: Creating Clean Test History

1

Understanding Rebase Fundamentals with Test Automation Commits

2

Interactive Rebase: Cleaning Up Test Commit History

3

Advanced Rebase: Handling Conflicts in Test Branch Updates

4

Rebase Workflows for Test Teams: PR Preparation and Branch Maintenance

6

Merge vs Rebase: Choosing the Right Strategy

1

Merge vs Rebase: Understanding the Core Differences

2

Real-World Scenario: Multi-Developer Test Development

3

Strategic Decision Framework: When to Merge vs Rebase

4

Advanced Integration: Combining Merge and Rebase Strategies

7

Remote Repositories: Collaborating on Test Automation

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Setting Up Remote Repositories and First Push

2

Team Workflows: Pull Requests and Code Review for Test Automation

3

CI/CD Integration: Automated Test Execution on Push

4

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Fixing Mistakes and Resolving Merge Conflicts

1

Undoing Changes: Working Directory to Committed History

2

Resolving Merge Conflicts in Test Automation Code

3

Advanced Recovery: Reflog, Cherry-pick, and Lost Commit Rescue

4

Conflict Prevention and Team Recovery Workflows

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Common Team Workflows: GitFlow and Trunk-Based Development

1

GitFlow Workflow: Building a Multi-Environment Test Suite

2

Trunk-Based Development: Continuous Testing with Feature Flags

3

Workflow Decision Matrix: Choosing the Right Strategy for Your Test Team

4

Multi-Repository Workflow: Managing Tests Across Microservices

10

Using Git with AI Tools: Automation and Code Generation

1

AI-Powered Commit Messages and Code Review

2

Test Script Generation from Requirements Using AI

3

Automated Repository Maintenance with AI Assistants

4

AI-Enhanced Debugging and Test Failure Analysis

11

Advanced Git Tips and Tricks for Test Engineers

1

Git Stash and Cherry-Pick for Test Context Switching

2

Git Tags for Test Suite Versioning and Release Management

12

Final Capstone Project: Build, Collaborate, and Automate

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