Two decades of Git: A conversation with creator Linus Torvalds

Why it was recommended

What a great piece of work by a great software developer.

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What it covers

GitHub interviews Linus Torvalds on twenty years of Git, from its creation in about ten days as a Linux kernel tool to its role in modern software development. He discusses. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

GitHub

Length

41 min 50 sec

Year

2025

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