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Topic Archive: Version Control

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What is Version Control (and do I care)?

Originally published:   28 September 2018

Last updated:   15 January 2022

Version Control is a way for us to keep track of changes in our codebase. It is heavily used in software development, particularly when large and disparate teams are working on the same codebase. In layman's terms, think of Version Control as being sort-of like Dropbox.

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Installing the GitHub desktop client

Originally published:   8 June 2018

Last updated:   5 April 2019

GitHub Desktop is one of the easiest pieces of software to install, so this process should only take a couple of minutes.

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Signing up to GitHub and creating your first repository

Originally published:   5 May 2018

Last updated:   19 December 2020

Using version control is an essential part of being a web developer. Git is the standard in most development teams.

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