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| Oct 16, 2020 | » | 06. Version Control (Git)
4 min; updated Nov 27, 2024
Version Control Systems track changes to a folder and its contents in a series of snapshots. Each snapshot encapsulates the entire state of files/folders within a top-level directory. Git’s interface is a leaky abstraction. While the interface is at times ugly, its underlying design and ideas are beautiful. A bottom-up explanation of Git therefore makes more sense. |
The abstraction is leaky in the sense that to wield it effectively, the user must understand the underlying data model, e.g.,
...git rebase.