Free copy on “Version Control by Example”

Take a look at this great initiative!

Eric Sink wrote a book on Version control and gives copies away for free. And this time not only an e-book version, but a real paper version!!!

So what is this book about?

This book uses practical examples to explain version control with both centralized and decentralized systems.  Topics covered include:

• Basic version control commands and concepts
• Introduction to Distributed Version Control Systems (DVCS)
• Advanced branching workflows
• Strengths and weaknesses of DVCS vs. centralized tools
• Best practices
• How distributed version control works under the hood

Featuring these open source version control tools:

• Apache Subversion
• Mercurial
• Git
• Veracity

So where to find this amazing initiative? right here.

Here are some readers feeback:

“Version Control by Example may as well be called The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Distributed Version Control — it’s a concise and informative compendium that serves as both an introduction and a manual for practical usage of Mercurial, Git, Veracity, and virtually any other version control system.”

Alex Papadimoulis
The Daily WTF

“Eric covers multiple tools in lighthearted style that makes a potentially dry subject both amusing and understandable.  If version control is a new tool in your programmers’ belt, this book is a great place to start.”

Ben Collins-Sussman
Apache Subversion Developer

“Version control is a critical tool in the developer’s tool chain.  So it’s disappointing to consider just how few developers actually understand their version control system beyond the minimal incantations required merely to survive a day of coding at the office. Thanks to Eric Sink’s new book on the topic, this need be the case no longer.

Version Control by Example is organized well, light in tone, yet saturated with practical illustrations of not only how to choose among and use today’s most popular free version control tools, but how to do so with efficiency, understanding, and purpose.”

C. Michael Pilato
Apache Subversion Developer