What is Git?
Git is the world's most used distributed version control system (VCS). It enables: Tracking all code changes, team collaboration without conflicts, branching for parallel development, rollback to previous versions. Basic concepts: Repository (project), Commit (saved change), Branch (development branch), Merge (combining), Pull Request (code review). GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket are popular hosting platforms. Git workflow: Feature Branch → Commit → Push → Pull Request → Code Review → Merge. Git is essential for professional software development and enables CI/CD pipelines.
Key Points
- Distributed version control system
- Tracking all code changes
- Branching for parallel development
- Hosting: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
- Foundation for CI/CD pipelines
- Standard in software development
Practical Example
“With Git feature branches, each developer can work independently and we only merge after code review.”