TAn overview of the biggest advantages for using GIT

Why You Should Apply Source Code Management With GIT

When you’re starting out with coding, learning a language and getting to know a framework are in the centre of your attention. But maintaining the code that you use might be just as important as learning to code itself.
In this article, I give you an overview of the most important advantages of using GIT as a source code management system (SCM).

Let’s dive right in and show you why using GIT has its advantages and why source code management will help you to be a better programmer with little to no extra effort.

GIT before you build

When you’re reading this, chances are, you are in this situation: you want to learn how to develop properly. And once you’ve chosen your toolbox filled with an IDE, tools, a programming language and developer setup, you want to start building.
Perhaps you even followed online tutorials on how to set up your development machine, or subscribed to a (paid) course online.
But what you haven’t learned yet, is how to save the stuff that you code. Do you need to back up all your project folders? Make copies of copies?