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		samratjp on Dec 16, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Git in layman's terms: isomorphic contours in sour... The best analogy I've used in explaining Git to my non-tech friends is that "it's like kind of like photoshop layers" It's definitely not complete but gets them to appreciate it.

xlorm on Dec 17, 2010 [–]

I liked this conceptual introduction: http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~cduan/technical/git/

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