verziókövetését

Verziókövetés, often translated as version control, is a system that records changes to a file or set of files over time so that you can recall specific versions later. This allows users to revert files back to a previous state, compare changes between versions, and track who made what changes and when. It is an essential tool in software development, but also useful for managing any kind of document or data that undergoes revisions.

The primary benefit of version control is the ability to undo mistakes. If a change introduces bugs or is no longer desired, it's easy to roll back to a stable version. It also facilitates collaboration by allowing multiple people to work on the same project simultaneously without overwriting each other's work. Each person can work on their own copy, and the version control system helps merge these changes together, highlighting any conflicts that need manual resolution.

Commonly used version control systems include Git, Subversion (SVN), and Mercurial. Git is currently the most popular due to its distributed nature, which means each developer has a full history of the project on their local machine, making it very resilient and fast. Version control systems typically involve a central repository where the master copy of the project resides, and local copies that developers work on. Committing changes saves them to the local history, and pushing uploads these changes to the central repository for others to access and integrate.