In this practical session, we’ll cover all advanced topics of git:

- How does git work?
- What is a DAG, SHA, patch, and a commit?
- What are branches and tags?
- How do you solve merge conflicts?
- How do you manipulate your history using commit amend, reset, rebase, and cherry-pick?
- How do you work with the stash?
- How do you search in git?

Furthermore, the session is pact with practical tips that help you to work with git: the right configuration, auto-correct of commands, recording merges, and many more.

The session is designed for developers that already have a basic knowledge of git but learned it through try and error. But it is also suitable for developers that are new to git and only have experience in other version control systems.

I'm the author of the book Git for Dummies (Wiley-VCH 2021, German) and an accredited GitHub trainer and I give many git and developer trainings to international customers.

The session can be a hands-on workshop or a demo session. both work.

The session is designed for developers that already have a basic knowledge of git but learned it through try and error. But it is also suitable for developers that are new to git and only have experience in other version control systems.

If the session is a hands-on workshop, than the prerequisites are a local git installation, a text editor, and a free GitHub account.