To understand Git and the concept of version control, looking at version control from an historical perspective is helpful. There have been three generations of version control software.

In 2005, after just two weeks, Linus Torvalds completed the first version of Git, an open-source version control system. Unlike typical centralized systems, Git is based on a distributed model. It is ...

A short while ago, an article appeared in Linux Journal implying Git was the be-all and end-all of source code revision control systems ("Git—Revision Control Perfected" by Henry Van Styn, August 2011 ...

Version control is a foundational practice for managing changes to source code over time. Here's how version control systems are evolving to meet the demand for scalability, performance, security ...

In previous releases, designer support in the "IP Packaging Stationâ„¢" module was focused on importing IP design files from various revision control systems such as CVS, SOS from ClioSoft, Clearcase ...