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Tech Talk: Linus Torvalds on git
Google · 9 recommenders · 8 months
Linus Torvalds gives a Google tech talk on git, the source control system he created two years earlier. He argues for distributed version control over centralized systems such as CVS and Subversion.
Why Hacker News readers recommend it: HN repeatedly recommends it as the iconic explanation of why git is designed as it is and why distributed VCS beats centralized ones.
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“This talk by Linus is iconic, if you haven't watched it you should.”
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