I have been coding for a long time, but have never used code management systems like CVS or SVN.
Can you offer any guides that start with the basics and then move on to the concepts of individual software and their subtleties.
Eric Sink Source Control HOWTO is a nice (non-tool specific) introduction, although I don't know -date with the latest DVCS .
Have you read the SVN book?
http://svnbook.red-bean.com/
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When deploying new SCM configuration management tools, developers sometimes focus on improving small-scale activities, involuntarily transferring poor, large-scale practices from their previous assignments or previous tools. The result is a well-made mistake. This article provides some high-level best practices that reflect the authors' experience in deploying SCM.