  Laboratory testbeds are an integral part of conducting research and
developing technology for high-contrast imaging and extreme adaptive optics.
There are a number of laboratory groups around the world that use and develop
resources that are imminently required for their operations, such as software
and hardware controls. The CAOTIC (Community of Adaptive OpTics and hIgh
Contrast testbeds) project is aimed to be a platform for this community to
connect, share information, and exchange resources in order to conduct more
efficient research in astronomical instrumentation, while also encouraging best
practices and strengthening cross-team connections. In these proceedings, we
present the goals of the CAOTIC project, our new website, and we focus in
particular on a new approach to teaching version control to scientists, which
is a cornerstone of successful collaborations in astronomical instrumentation.
