Learn Git and GitHub in 30 Days with Claude Code

You picked up this book because you have heard you should learn Git and GitHub, and you may have also heard that an AI coding assistant can help you write software faster, but you have not found a calm daily path that teaches all three together without assuming you speak the language of developers. You may have tried Git before and been handed a wall of commands, told to memorize them, and left alone to connect the dots. Whatever brought you here, you share a conviction that this book was written to honor: that Git is not a list of commands, it is a way of thinking about your work as a series of safe, reversible steps, and that way of thinking can be learned.
This book will not drown you in every Git command that exists, and it will not treat you like a programmer who already knows the terminal. It is not a promise that an assistant will do all the version control for you, because the right approach is to learn Git yourself and let the assistant accelerate the parts you understand. What you need is a mental model, a daily habit, and a clear structure, and the pages that follow are that structure: thirty days from installation to a real portfolio, with Claude Code as a patient partner throughout.
Inside, you'll discover:
• How Git, GitHub, and Claude Code fit together without the confusion
• Setup that actually works, with a verified toolkit on day one
• Your first repository and first commit, and the three stage mental model
• Branching, merging, and taming merge conflicts without fear
• How to push to GitHub, open pull requests, and review like a pro
• Forks and your first open source contribution
• How to use Claude Code safely, with Git as your safety net
• The recovery tools that turn panic into a routine fix
You do not need to be a programmer to start. By day thirty you will have a GitHub account with real repositories, a workflow that includes an AI assistant, and the quiet confidence of someone who can save their work, share it, and never lose it again.