What is Git?

What it is

It works like a shared document with a full change history, but for code and server configuration. Each saved change is a commit, which records the author, the time and a short note on why the change was made.

Someone can try an idea on a separate branch without disturbing the working version, then merge it in after review. Each full copy of a Git project holds the whole history, so losing one machine does not lose the record. GitLab and GitHub host the shared copy and add review, access control and automation.

Why it matters to a business

• An audit trail: when something changes, you can see who changed it, when, and the reason they gave.
• Rollback: a bad change can be undone by returning to the last good version instead of rebuilding from memory.
• Less dependence on one person: the work and its history live in a shared place, not on one laptop.
• Safer teamwork: several people can change the same project without overwriting each other.

How KawaConnect uses Git

Our custom business software, including our own products Tagestry and PryceHawk, is kept in Git. So is our infrastructure as code. GitLab CI/CD pipelines build Docker container images from it. For Kubernetes we use GitOps: the cluster's configuration lives in Git, and the cluster is changed by changing that repository, so a bad change is reverted the same way.

Learn more

• Git on WikipediaA neutral overview of what Git is and how it differs from older version control tools, useful for non-developers.
• Git websiteThe official home of the project, with downloads for anyone who wants to try it.
• Git documentationThe reference manual and free book, written for people who will use Git day to day.