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Comparing version - control systems from the programmer's stand point
Introduction : Version Control Systems
Version Control System (VCS) is a software that allows to manage changes of documents, programs, images and other information that is stored in form of computer files. Changes are usually identified by an incrementing number or letter code also known as revision number or revision.
The simplest usage of versioning is - you can easily go back to the previous working version of your files, should you mess something up with the latest changes.
Changes could range from fixing a typo in a text file up to a huge refactoring in a software project, spanning hundreds of files. Each change usually has name of the person introduced it, time of the change and an optional description message.