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Did you know? Linus Torvalds wrote Git in 2005 in 10 days. The trigger: the previously-used version control system (BitKeeper) revoked its free licence. Linus, famous for his disdain for existing tools, built Git from scratch. Today 95% of software developers use Git.

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Linus Torvalds wrote Git in 2005 in 10 days. The trigger: the previously-used version control system (BitKeeper) revoked its free licence. Linus, famous for his disdain for existing tools, built Git from scratch. Today 95% of software developers use Git.

Linus Torvalds schreef Git in 2005 in 10 dagen. De aanleiding: het voorheen-gebruikte versiebeheersysteem (BitKeeper) trok zijn gratis-licentie in. Linus, beroemd voor zijn afkeer van bestaande tools, bouwde Git van scratch. Vandaag gebruikt 95% van software-ontwikkelaars Git.

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