The history of Git is closely tied to the development and evolution of the Linux operating system. Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, also developed Git in 2005. The context for Git’s creation was a need for a new source code management system for Linux development. The project’s complexity and scale required a tool that could handle branching and merging at high speeds, support distributed workflows, and manage the work of thousands of contributors without sacrificing performance. Here’s a brief timeline of Git’s development and evolution:
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