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Author/s    : Scott Chacon
Publisher   : Apress
Category   : Other
Review by : Christophe Verre
Rating        : 10 horseshoes

I've been using both CVS and SVN at work, and never had the chance to try Git. I decided to learn about Git, so I looked for a book. I found Pro Git's homepage, with the book fully readable online, in several languages. We don't often have the chance to read free quality books online, but this one is 100% free. After spending some time on the train enjoying the first three chapters of the book, I decided to buy it. It's well worth it. The author did a great job presenting Git's functionalities, and the major differences with other version control systems.

The main chapters on Git basics and branching are very easy to follow. The author explains all the major commands, showing the command line and the execution result. You can read the book without even trying anything (although I would recommend to download Git and try as much as possible). The chapter on distributed workflows is particularly interesting. It shows you how Git is used in a project, depending on the size (and other factors) of the project. Finally, the author presents the major Git tools, explains how to customize Git, how to use it with Subversion (would you do that?), and how Git works internally, which is very instructive.

The book is thin, and easy to read, so anybody can finish it in a short time. If you want to get started with Git, you can pick up this book without hesitation.

I have one minor complaint : the book size is a bit different from other Apress books I have (may depend on the print ?). It breaks the balance of my beloved book shelf

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I will echo this (despite having written Head First Git myself which is intended for a different audience with a different approach)—I've read Scott's book, and still often refer to it. It's a great resource and given it's free online certainly makes it within reach. Just a couple of notes:

Pros

- For those who don't know, Scott is one of the co-founders of GitHub That, right there makes him an authority
- The book goes into the inner workings of Git, which is something you should know but not something you need to know right off the bat
- Covers other topics, like workflows

Cons

- This book was last updated in 2014. Git has changed some since then, and some commands like git checkout (in many use-cases) have been replaced with newer ones (like git switch and git restore)

Figured I'd provide my $0.02.

Hope this helps. Feel free to reach out if you have any other questions.

Regards,

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