HPR3479: Linux Inlaws S01E49: Version Control Systems and why bother

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In this episode our two heroes contemplate the ins and outs of version control systems (VCS) and how to maintain sanity using them. Particular focus is on the newer generation of such as git which enabled large-scale community projects such as the Linux kernel, programming languages like Rust and Python and other shenanigans. Including a crash course on version control systems - you may credits at your local third-level education facility for listening to this episode. Just tell them the Inlaws sent you :-). Plus Martin reveals his favourite Pay TV channel and his gun-buying habits being a minor. Don't miss this episode if you're a minor and want to buy a gun in certain countries (details as part of the episode! :-).

Links:

• V-Model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-Model
• Mercurial: https://www.mercurial-scm.org
• Concurrent Version Control System (CVS): https://cvs.nongnu.org
• Minix: https://www.minix3.org
• Bazaar: https://bazaar.canonical.com/en
• Subversion (SVN): https://subversion.apache.org
• Git: https://git-scm.com
• Bitkeeper: https://www.bitkeeper.org
• IBM 390: https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/mainframe/mainframe_PP9000.html
• gitea: https://gitea.io
• Special K: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_K
• Special K (song): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_K_(song)
• Special K (former country, the Wikipedia page is slightly outdated): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom
• Imperium: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4781612/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2