Hands-On Workshop | Github Essentials - Part 2

​​Join us for an exclusive, industry-led hands-on workshop on version control and collaborative coding with GitHub designed to help students develop practical skills using GitHub, one of the most essential tools in modern software development.

​​In this interactive session, you will:

✅ Learn to use GitHub for personal projects
✅ Understand the core concepts of version control
✅ Learn basic workflow developers use every day
✅ Experience collaborative development used in real world teams

​​💡 Why attend?

• ​​Learn modern software development best practices from an industry expert actively applying these tools in the field.

• ​​Gain hands-on experience and confidence in managing repositories and collaborating effectively on coding projects using GitHub.

• ​​Get immediately applicable skills which are perfect for the newbie or students preparing to work on team-based software projects.

​​🎙️ Guest Speaker:

• ​​​Navid Mahdian — Robotics Software Engineer, RoboTools Canada

• ​​Mohammed Jani — Machine Learning Engineer, PavePal

​Part 2: Collaboration & Branching - April 9th
Building on the fundamentals from Part 1, this session introduces collaborative development practices used in real-world teams. Participants will learn about branching, pull requests, resolving conflicts, and managing contributions across multiple collaborators. Completion of Part 1 (or equivalent knowledge) is required for this session.

​​💻 Bring your laptop — this is a fully hands-on session!

​🛠 Workshop Requirements:

• ​Operating System
  • Linux (Ubuntu 20.04+ recommended)
  • Windows 10/11
  • macOS 10.15+

• ​Required Accounts
  • GitHub account – https://github.com (students should create one if they do not already have it)

• ​Required Software
  • Git
  Install from: https://git-scm.com/downloads
  (After installation, verify with: git --version)
  
  • Code Editor (VS Code recommended)
  Download from: https://code.visualstudio.com/
  
  • Web Browser
  Chrome, Firefox, or Edge

​​☕ Light refreshments and Pizza will be provided.

​​Seats are limited — register now to secure your spot!