Git has now become an integral part of the development process and it’s really important for every developer to know about git. So without further ado, let’s GIT this party started.

The story of Git

Linus Torvalds

Git began with a bit of creative destruction and fiery controversy. During the early days, the changes in the Linux Kernel software were passed around as patches and archived files. In 2002, the Linux kernel project began using a proprietary Distributed Version Control Systems (DVCS) called BitKeeper. Everything was going fine until 2005 when the tool’s free of charge policy was revoked. This prompted Linus Torvalds and the Linux development community to create their own tool which is now popularly known as GIT.

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Why Git?

While working on a project we normally create a final project folder and save it in a zip format. But after a few days, we might get new ideas to make the project better by adding a new feature that results in a new zip folder. And after a few days, it becomes very difficult to keep track of theses zip files and if we save each and every version of the project, our memory will also get exhausted. This problem can be easily tackled using git.

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