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Software Empires & Ruins: Version Control & the...

Software Empires & Ruins: Version Control & the History of Gitlandia

So all the cool kids are preaching the Git Gospel, pushing everything to the GitHub promised land. But what is Git anyway? Should you use it? How is it different from other Version Control systems? What is Version Control anyway, and why do I need it? Turns out all of these questions can be answered by a quick trip through history. Newly discovered ancient writings reveal the sprawling province of Gitlandia, an early distributed civilization that bears an eerie resemblance to Git. Exploration of Gitlandia will be followed by a close look at Git itself, how to use it, and how it works with remote systems such as Visual Studio Online, and yes, even GitHub.

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Jeff McKenzie

March 22, 2014
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  1. @jeffreymckenzie © 2013, Information Control Company 6 Version Control 1.

    Backup a document 2. Track who changed it when 3. Revert to a specific version
  2. @jeffreymckenzie © 2013, Information Control Company 28 1. Backup a

    document 2. Track who changed it when 3. Revert to a specific version