Exactly. Just stick it into CS 101 (give it an afternoon), and then treat it like a prerequisite. Require that all students use VCS for projects in all other c

Exactly. Just stick it into CS 101 (give it an afternoon), and then treat it like a prerequisite. Require that all students use VCS for projects in all other courses. It's really not hard. Even for most of my non-CS classes I maintained a git repo just for notes. Even if you set aside the benefit of learning and building a useful real-world skill, mandating git usage will likely save almost every student from a disaster at some point during their studies.