Web Development · Foundations · ~8 hours
Git & GitHub
Git & GitHub is a foundations skill in Web Development. You can track your code with Git, publish it on GitHub, and use branches and commits like a professional developer. In a FUTEAC roadmap it takes about 8 hours of focused learning, and the free Roadmap Generator places it in the right week of your personal plan, after its prerequisites, at the pace you choose.
What you will be able to do
You can track your code with Git, publish it on GitHub, and use branches and commits like a professional developer.
Learn these first
- File Management
You organise files and folders sensibly, back up important work, and find anything you saved in seconds.
Roadmaps that teach Git & GitHub
- Frontend Developer roadmap — 16 weeks at about 2 hours a day
Goal of this roadmap: Build modern, responsive websites and web apps with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and React.
- Full-Stack Developer roadmap — 24 weeks at about 2 hours a day
Goal of this roadmap: Build complete web applications — frontend, backend APIs, databases and deployment.
What you can learn next
Git & GitHub is a prerequisite for these skills — learning it unlocks them in your roadmap:
- Deployment
You can publish a website or web app to a public hosting platform so anyone can open it from a real URL.
- GitHub Profile & Open Source
Make your GitHub profile prove your skills and contribute to an open-source project.
Related skills in Web Development
- HTML
You can build the structure of a web page using headings, text, links, images, lists and forms.
- Semantic HTML
You use meaningful HTML elements (header, main, article, nav) so pages are clearer for browsers, search engines and screen readers.
- CSS
You can style web pages with colours, fonts, spacing and backgrounds to match a design.
- CSS Flexbox
You can lay out rows and columns of items with Flexbox, aligning and spacing them without guesswork.
- CSS Grid
You can build two-dimensional page layouts with CSS Grid, placing content into precise rows and columns.
- CSS Animations & Transitions
You can add smooth transitions and simple animations that make interfaces feel polished without distracting users.
Git & GitHub — common questions
How long does it take to learn Git & GitHub?
About 8 hours of focused learning. Git & GitHub is a foundations skill, and in a FUTEAC roadmap it is placed in the right week for your goal and pace — after everything it depends on, never before.
What should I learn before Git & GitHub?
Learn File Management first. Git & GitHub builds directly on that skill, so the order matters: with the prerequisites in place, Git & GitHub is noticeably easier and faster to pick up.
What can I learn after Git & GitHub?
Git & GitHub unlocks Deployment, GitHub Profile & Open Source. Those skills list Git & GitHub as a prerequisite, which is why FUTEAC roadmaps schedule them after it.
Which roadmaps include Git & GitHub?
Git & GitHub is part of the Frontend Developer, Full-Stack Developer roadmaps. Each roadmap orders it at the point where it is needed for that goal, surrounded by the skills it connects to.
See Git & GitHub in your personal roadmap
The free generator orders this skill with everything around it, skips what you already know, and fits the plan to your hours.