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Intro to Distributed Version Control (Illustrated)

Posted 10.15.2007, under Guides, Programming

Traditional version control helps you backup, track and synchronize files. Distributed version control makes it easy to share changes. Done right, you can get the best of both worlds: simple merging and centralized releases.

Distributed? What’s wrong with regular version control?

Nothing — read a visual guide to version control if you want a quick refresher. Sure, some people will deride …

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