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12. Timeline, tools & cheat sheet
Git & GitHub · 48 pages source format
Return when stuck. Week map, golden rules, and interview quick hits.
What you'll learn
- 10-week map
- Golden rules
- Command quick ref
Week map
- Weeks 1–2 — daily loop, branches, remotes
- Weeks 3–4 — PRs + Checkpoint A
- Weeks 5–6 — rebase, stash, conflicts
- Weeks 7–8 — reflog, bisect
- Weeks 9–10 — hooks + Checkpoint B
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Golden rules
Small commits. Pull before push. Read diff before commit. Never force-push shared branches. Never commit secrets.
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Pin Pro Git Chapter 1 and Learn Git Branching.
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Command quick ref
status, diff, add -p, commit, push -u, pull --rebase, switch -c, merge, rebase, stash, reflog, bisect, cherry-pick.
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Maintain docs/git-cheatsheet.md in git-practice repo.
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Interview one-liners
Three trees: working, staging, repo. Merge preserves topology. Rebase replays commits. Reflog is local safety net. Bisect is binary search.
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Update cheatsheet after each mock interview.
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