Learning & Working with GIT
What is version Control? Version control systems are a category of software tools that help a software team manage changes to source code over time. Version control software keeps track of every modification to the code in a special kind of database. If a mistake is made, developers can turn back the clock and compare earlier versions of the code to help fix the mistake while minimizing disruption to all team members of a developing team . Benefits of Version Control Version control protects source code from both catastrophe and the casual degradation of human error and unintended consequences. Version control systems facilitate a smooth and continuous flow of changes to the code rather than the frustrating and clumsy mechanism of file locking. Version control can also enable developers to move faster and it allows software teams to preserve efficiency and agility as the team scales to include more developers. A complete long-term c...