I wrote an article on git because it was one of the tools I didn't bother to learn for far too long, mostly because every time I tried, I found the resources were highly technical, not written for beginners, and as such, did a poor job of explaining the very basic function that git serves - saving stuff.

I came to the (wrong) conclusion that it was yet another tool in the endless list of crap that I had to learn to be a developer. It turns out, however, that it's one of the most important ones.

If you don't know git or have been struggling to understand it, I hope this intro lets you get over that initial hurdle - https://webtuu.com/blog/04/a-laymans-introduction-to-git

Feedback/comments on improvements or otherwise welcome!

UPDATE: This post was super well received, so I've written a follow-up post here - Git Basics - Branching, Merging & Pushing to Github

If you’ve been meaning to finally learn Git but never knew where to start, this https://www.etsy.com/listing/4356675526/beginner-git-guide-step-by-step-git tutorial is a really good place.

It explains things step by step in plain language, so you can actually understand what’s happening when you commit, branch, or merge.

I wish I had something like this when I was starting out.