Course introduction
Understanding version control is crucial for successful software development, particularly within the Salesforce ecosystem. Whether you’re an admin, developer, or team leader, mastering version control can significantly streamline your development process, reduce errors, and enhance collaboration. This Version control fundamentals course will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of version control concepts, terminology, and best practices, empowering you to efficiently manage your Salesforce metadata and development workflows.
Who is the Version control fundamentals course for?
Admins, Developers, and Team Leaders
This course is tailored specifically for Salesforce admins, developers, release managers, and other Salesforce professionals seeking to improve their collaboration and management of Salesforce metadata. Whether you’re entirely new to version control or looking to deepen your existing knowledge, this course equips you with practical skills applicable immediately to your Salesforce projects.
What you’ll achieve with the Version control fundamentals course
- Gain a clear understanding of what version control is and why it’s essential in Salesforce development.
- Familiarize yourself with key version control vocabulary and concepts.
- Learn the unique challenges and considerations of applying version control to Salesforce.
- Develop practical skills to handle version control processes, including branching, merging, and resolving merge conflicts.
- Enhance your collaboration skills through effective use of version control systems like Git.
What the Version control fundamentals course includes
This course provides you with detailed knowledge and hands-on practice for integrating version control into your Salesforce development processes. Upon completion, you will be able to:
- Navigate and utilize fundamental Git commands effectively in various operating systems.
- Confidently manage a local repository and synchronize it with remote repositories such as GitHub.
- Resolve merge conflicts and manage pull requests smoothly.
- Understand and leverage command-line interfaces and tools to improve your productivity and efficiency.
- Adopt best practices for repository management, commit history maintenance, and branching strategies.
Version control fundamentals course content
What is version control?
Learn what version control is and its significance in software development. Explore why maintaining a robust version control system is vital for tracking changes, managing software development efficiently, and reducing deployment risks.
Benefits of version control
Understand the numerous advantages of using version control, including improved collaboration, code conflict management, audit trails, enhanced deployment consistency, simplified rollbacks, reduced bugs through peer review, and faster release cycles.
Putting version control into practice
Get hands-on experience using Git commands, managing local repositories, and pushing changes to GitHub. Learn to resolve merge conflicts, manage pull requests, and maintain a clear and effective commit history, all crucial for smooth project management.
The feature branch model
Dive into the feature branch model, one of the most popular version control workflows. Learn how to create and manage feature branches effectively, integrate automation into your Git workflow, and seamlessly move features through different environments towards production.
Other DevOps Launchpad courses you might be interested in
- Introduction to Salesforce DevOps
- Get your deployments DevOps ready
- Salesforce DevOps Fundamentals Certificate
FAQs
What is DevOps Launchpad?
DevOps Launchpad is a free training platform packed with courses and resources for anyone in the Salesforce ecosystem looking to upskill in Salesforce DevOps.
The certifications, courses, and quizzes on DevOps Launchpad are curated by experts in the field from Gearset, the leading DevOps platform for Salesforce. But the majority of content on DevOps Launchpad is all vendor-neutral, and useful for anyone learning more about Salesforce DevOps.
Who is DevOps Launchpad for?
Anyone involved in any aspect of the build, test and release cycle for Salesforce – it doesn’t matter if you’re brand new to the ecosystem or more experienced in Salesforce development.
Our courses are designed to upskill everyone in DevOps, regardless of role. Whether you’re an admin, a developer, an ISV partner or a technical architect, there’s something here for you.
How do I complete courses and get certificates?
DevOps Launchpad courses are broken down into modules. To finish a module, you usually complete a quiz to test your knowledge with multiple-choice questions. Once you finish all the modules in a course, you’ll earn a certificate which can be downloaded and saved to your resume, or shared on your social profiles.
How do I navigate the platform?
Click the Courses tab to see the courses and certification tracks that you’ve enrolled for. This page will be blank until you choose courses in the library. If you want to return to a course in progress or one that you’ve previously completed, head to this page.
The Results tab shows your progress through the courses you’ve completed, including any certifications and test results. It’s a great way to track your learning journey and see the skills you’re building.
The Library is where you can browse courses and enrol to continue building your skillset. Once you enrol for a course, it’ll be added to your courses page and you can start working through it.
How do I access my account?
You can access DevOps Launchpad in different ways:
- The DevOps Launchpad homepage
- Direct login
- For Gearset users: click the DevOps Launchpad icon in the Gearset app
Do I have to complete the Version control fundamentals course all in one go?
No, you can take modules and courses in your own time. Your progress will be saved, so you can come back whenever suits your schedule!
Do I get a certificate for the Version control fundamentals course?
You will receive a certificate for each course that you complete. After you have completed all the courses and the final assessment, you will be awarded the official final certification.