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Distributed version control, the foundation of it all.

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Distributed version control system created by Linus Torvalds. It underpins GitHub, GitLab and most modern development.

When to use

In practically every software project, solo or in a team.

When to avoid

For versioning very large binary files without Git LFS; the learning curve also weighs on beginners.

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