Version control, jo kabhi-kabhi "source control" bhi kaha jata hai, ek software development process hai jisme aap apne project ke source code ki changes ko systematically track karte hain. Ye ek collaboration aur code management ka system hai jo multiple developers ke beech code sharing ko facilitate karta hai.
Yeh kuch important aspects include karta hai:
1. Version Tracking: Har ek code file ke saath associated hoti hai ek version number. Isse aap har ek change ko track kar sakte hain aur pehle wale versions mein wapas ja sakte hain agar koi problem aati hai.
2. Collaboration: Multiple developers ek hi project mein kaam kar sakte hain aur unki changes ko merge karke integrate kiya ja sakta hai. Version control system aapas mein conflict resolution bhi provide karta hai.
3. Backup: Har ek change ke saath ek snapshot (ya backup) banti hai. Isse aap apne project ko kisi bhi point pe recover kar sakte hain.
4. History: Aapke project ke har ek file ki history track hoti hai, jisse aap dekh sakte hain ki kaunsa developer ne kis time par kya change kiya.
5. Branching and Merging: Developers alag-alag features ke liye apne branches create kar sakte hain. In branches par kaam karke, jab feature complete ho jaata hai, use main codebase mein merge kiya ja sakta hai.
Popular version control systems mein se kuch hain:
- Git: Sabse popular version control system, jo distributed hai aur bahut flexible hai.
- Subversion (SVN): Centralized version control system hai.
- Mercurial: Distributed version control system, Git ki tarah kaam karta hai.
Ye tools aapko code collaboration aur management mein madad karte hain aur ek organized development process provide karte hain.
