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Why use version control?

  • Everyone uses some version control. (e.g. by copying the document with a date suffix).

  • There are many version control systems (VCSs).

  • git is the de-facto standard these days. It is open source and free. It is integrated in many tools.

  • GitHub is the most popular cloud-based hosting service for git repositories with many extra features.

  • In this session we will use git only via the web-site of GitHub.