$ man git
Engineering · Version Control
Git
Version control system that tracks changes to your code over time.
why it matters
I didn't understand Git until I needed to revert a broken homepage. I'd changed something, refreshed localhost:3000, and the entire layout was gone. I panicked. Then realized I could just undo the commit and go back to when it worked. That's when it clicked. Git isn't just tracking changes. It's letting you time travel. Every commit is a save point. Every push is publishing your work.
how you use it
When I run /deploy, it stages changes, commits with a message, pushes to GitHub, and triggers Vercel. When I run the daily tracker, it scans git commits to see what I shipped. Git is the receipt for everything I build.
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