This version marks the first release of the "Version Control Book" after the first iteration of a full-semester course "An Introduction to Version Control of Code and Data" at University of Hamburg during the winter term 2023 / 2024, where this book acted as the primary learning resource.

This PDF version is uploaded here for archival only and still pretty raw. We recommend to read the HTML version of this living open educational resource available at https://lennartwittkuhn.com/version-control-book/.

This work was funded by the Digital and Data Literacy in Teaching Lab (DDLitLab), an initiative by the Center for Interdisciplinary Study Programs (Zentrum für Interdisziplinäre Studienangebote; ISA-Zentrum) at the University of Hamburg, Germany. The Digital and Data Literacy in Teaching Lab program was in turn funded by the Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre (details about the funding program can be found here). Thank you!