Learning Resources for GitHub Foundations Certification

I passed the GitHub Foundations exam today!

This exam covers collaboration, GitHub products, Git basics, and working within GitHub repositories.

I found the following resources most helpful -

* GitHub Foundations Certification video course (Jan 2024) by Andrew Brown. It is almost 10 hours long and the longest video I've seen on YouTube.

* Microsoft Learn - GitHub Foundations Learning Path

* LinkedIn Learning -


The 300 odd questions in the Microsoft Learn quizzes & the LinkedIn Practice Exams come with answers and reasoning explanations like these -

Despite the accusatory name, git blame is just a command to display commit history.

Secret gists are not fully private; they are unlisted but accessible to anyone with the link. 

The actual exam allocates 120 minutes to answer 75 questions. 

If you’re a student, this certification is even more accessible, as it’s included in the GitHub Student Developer Pack, allowing you to take the exam for free. 

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