Git version control

Git is a free and open-source distributed version control system (DVCS) designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. It allows multiple developers to collaborate on a single codebase, tracking changes, managing different versions, and facilitating…

Key facts

First appeared: 2005
Category: technology
Problem solved: Git was created to solve the critical need for a fast, efficient, and truly distributed version control system for the Linux kernel development. Its primary goal was to manage the huge, globally distributed codebase with an emphasis on data integrity, non-linear development (thousands of parallel branches), and resilience against corruption.
Platforms: Solaris, FreeBSD, macOS, Linux, Windows

Related technologies

Docker
Bitbucket
Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
Package Managers (e.g., npm, pip, Maven)
Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)
GitLab
Azure DevOps
Shell scripting (Bash, PowerShell)
GitHub

Notable users

Linux Foundation (for Linux Kernel)
Facebook (Meta)
Netflix
Microsoft
All major open-source projects
IBM
Google
Amazon