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

Hello guys and girls.

I thought I'd share a link to an interactive tutorial for learning git

Its helpful, if not great as a sidedish to all the youtube videos, and interactive is slower than videoes, so it is to me at least, easier to grasp, and reinforce what I learn with the exercises/challenges.

Edit If you persevere, a second level turns up, with rebasing and remotes and stuff, which, at least for me, comes in handy, with the "dry-practice", I think it will lower my adrenaline level at times. :D