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What's version control and Github?
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What's version control and Github?

A better way to save progress than Powerpoint

Justin
Mar 16, 2020
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The TL;DR

Version control lets you track and manage changes to your code in a more sophisticated way than you’re used to. 

  • Code changes a lot, so keeping history is critical, especially when multiple people are working on a project together

  • Version control tracks changes to a codebase and regulates how people can make updates

  • Git is the standard protocol fo…

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