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World Congress 2026 Europe • Jul 10, 2026 • Session details

Why Git Still Matters

PJ Hagerty

Are AI tools eroding your fundamental coding skills? Blindly trusting automated systems is dangerous. Discover why mastering Git remains your best defense against catastrophic production failures.

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#1 about 2 min

Challenges of early version control systems

Legacy systems like SVN and CVS caused workflow bottlenecks before modern decentralized version control existed.

#2 about 4 min

The history of BitKeeper and the creation of Git

The Linux kernel community's transition away from BitKeeper prompted the development of a fully distributed version control system.

#3 about 3 min

Declining fundamental Git skills in software engineering

Standardizing on a limited subset of commands and relying on abstractions has eroded foundational version control knowledge.

#4 about 4 min

GitHub and the evolution of cloud code hosting platforms

Cloud-based code hosting platforms like GitHub dominated the market by simplifying collaboration and repository management.

#5 about 4 min

Common obstacles in adopting new developer tools

Enterprise sluggishness, over-customization, and industry hypes like artificial intelligence distract engineering teams from effective tooling.

#6 about 4 min

The developer tool training gap for early career engineers

The lack of formal tool education in universities and bootcamps heavily restricts team troubleshooting capabilities.

#7 about 6 min

Evaluating tools and avoiding the sunk cost fallacy

Engineering teams must regularly review workflows, benchmark new utilities, and discard obsolete software to remain productive.

#8 about 6 min

Audience Q&A on future tools and Git commands

Audience inquiries address upcoming alternative source control systems, management benchmarking, and favorite version control operations.

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The evolution of version control tools and integrations

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Impact of AI tools on developer collaboration

Brooke Gazdag Brooke Gazdag · Europe 2026 Virtual

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Introduction to git flow and clean feature branches

Johannes Haux · WWC 2022

2:38 min

Treating Git as the source of truth for operations

Kevin Dubois Kevin Dubois · WWC 2025

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