I'm not so sure "usage first" is the way to go. You really must understand how the git content-oriented filesystem works, what a commit is, and how it works int

I'm not so sure "usage first" is the way to go. You really must understand how the git content-oriented filesystem works, what a commit is, and how it works internally to avoid becoming very confused. Ive seen people who came from other systems (cvs, rcs, subversion) who thought they were just "checking in and out" files and got themselves into all sorts of trouble.