Take the 2-minute tour ×  Is it useful to learn CVS before
learning SVN? Does much of that knowledge carry over to SVN or
are they too different?  share|improve this question Does CVS
have an easier learning curve? I'm looking to save time at the
moment. –  Ein Doofus Sep 17 '11 at 0:21 No, if anything SVN is
easier and better supported. To accelerate your learning you can
look into tools like Tortoise SVN (tortoisesvn.net) or other
clients. Also tools like Visual SVN make setting up a server a
breeze: (visualsvn.com). –  Turnkey Sep 17 '11 at 0:43 add
comment  2 Answers  up vote 13 down vote accepted  Both CVS and
SVN are centralized version control systems. Having existing
knowledge of workflows and using one will help you use the
other, but learning CVS first simply to use SVN wouldn't add any
value. If you are interested in a centralized version control
system or your team is using SVN, just jump right into SVN.
Documentation and tutorials abound on the Internet.
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