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Resources we’ve found helpful, with thanks to the Write the Docs newsletter:</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Learn-Month-Lunches-Rick-Umali/dp/1617292419" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer ">Learn Git in a Month of Lunches</a> (book). 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