Git: A Peek Under the Hood

Over the last few years Git has become the Version Control System (VCS) of choice for the software industry. According to the 2021 Developer Survey from Stack Overflow over 90% of developers use Git, but how many of us really know how it works? Join me as we take a brief look under the hood to get a better understanding of what Git actually is (hint: it is a content-addressable file system). We will seek out answers to questions like “how are files stored?”, “what is a branch?”, “how is a tag different from a branch?”, and “what does it mean when my HEAD has become detached?”.