Gitting to Know You
have some familiarity with it as well.
While some organizations may need
to climb a modest learning curve when
migrating to Git from another version
control system, many of their existing
and future developers do not need to
be trained on Git.
In addition to the benefits of a large
talent pool, the predominance of Git
also means that many third-party
software tools and services are already
integrated with Git. This includes
integrated development environments
(IDEs), and tools like DVCS desktop
client Sourcetree, bug-tracking soft-
ware Jira, and code-hosting service
Bitbucket.
If you are an inexperienced devel-
oper wanting to build up valuable
skills in software development tools,
then Git (and GitHub) should be at
the top of your list. Just by becoming
familiar with Git and working inside
GitHub, you will add fluency in nu-
merous other tools to your repertoire.
What lies ahead?
Given its ease of use and far-flung
adoption among developers and man-
agers alike, it’s not exactly surprising
that GitHub would attract a corporate
buyer. In June of 2018, Microsoft pur-
chased GitHub for a tidy $7.5 billion.
Corporate owner will doubtless pro-
vide a degree of stability.
It’s also a trampoline for Microsoft
developers to get their hands on a
million different ideas, and add a little
“corporate” skin to GitHub’s grassroots feel. I leave it up to you, as the
reader and as a rational tech-involved
individual, to tell me whether that is a
good or a bad thing.
What I do know is that if you
are beginning a career as a softwaredeveloper, or trying desperately to
fit into a new development role, then
your ability to do your work using Git
and GitHub is going to be as essential
as your soft skill of collaboration and
getting along with your teammates. I
wish you luck!In addition to
the benefits of a
large talent pool,
the predominance of
Git also means that
many third-party
software tools and
services are already
integrated with Git.