Unless you are an individual and do not have the team with which you work, you must have experienced the frustration that comes with shared files. No matter how hard they work, when more people work on one project without a version control system, things can become chaotic.

If you work with developers to develop and implement websites, the front-end template interface and back-end functionality can be very unpleasant.

Problems like dubbing, losing files and working on older versions are constantly happening. Once the back-end functionality is integrated into the front-end, you have to be extremely careful not to hurt something the other developer has invested a lot of time.

Even if you have a common repository, it's likely that at least one member of the team will forget to download the latest version of the file, and thus annul anything that was previously done.

In this article, we will give a brief summary of Git, a fantastic version control system.

WHAT IS VERSION CONTROL?

Version Control is a great way to solve the problem of file sharing. The concept consists of the following: there is one main repository for all project files. Team members check files, make changes, and then update them (commit). Version Control System (VCS) automatically records who made changes to the files, when they are modified, and what's new in them.

The system also asks us to write small notes about changes, so that anyone working on the project knows what has been done and why. Each file also has a history of revisions so that at any time you can return to the previous version if something goes wrong.

A good VCS also allows you to merge multiple edits on the same file. If you and the other person worked locally on the same file, when you place these files on the main repository, the system will merge both sets of edits and create a complete and updated file. If any conflict occurs during the merger, you will be notified of it.

Even if you do not work with the team, the version control can be of great benefit and save you a lot of time. Backing up files is certainly one of the most useful things you can do to prevent the loss of your work.

DISCOVER GIT

Having learned all the benefits of a circuit control system, it is clear that it is necessary for every web team. There are several software solutions on the web, and one of the most popular and most used is a Git.
Git is a free open source version control system designed to handle small or large projects with a focus on speed and efficiency.

What distinguishes Git from other solutions is that it also has a distributed version control system, which means that each user has a complete copy of the data from the repository stored locally on his machine. This brings several benefits:

- Everything is local, so you can work offline;
- You are not dependent on one point or central server that can collapse and destroy your project;
- Because you do not need to communicate with the central server, the processes take place much faster.

To get started with using Git, you can download the latest version of the program here. Depending on the operating system you are using, you can choose the installation version.

On the same site, you also have quality documentation with detailed instructions to help you get to know your system better.

If you like video tutorials then we suggest an excellent resource with quick Git instructions that will speed up your learning process.

Now that you have a clear insight into the benefits of this system, you can easily start using it and improve your web development workflow.

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