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-Software Version Control
+**Software Version Control**
+**What is it?**
+**Why is it important?**
+Have you ever run into the situation where:
+  * <Insert favorite programmer's name> is home sick with the only copy of code that makes the swerve drives work correctly?
+  * Windows decided to start an update that seems like it will take 7 hours and your robot needs to be updated for the match starting in 1 hour?
+  * The hard drive fails on your trusty laptop that is held together with energy drink stickers?
+  * Kyle made a change and now absolutely nothing works but you don't know what he did?
+These are a few scenarios we avoid by using a distributed (read - working code lives on many computers with history) version control system.
+Having code readily available for anyone to use, and a documented history of the changes you made is critical to both build season and gameday.
+**How we do version control?**
+We use GIT. To get a basic understanding of GIT, try reading [[https://hackernoon.com/understanding-git-fcffd87c15a3|Understanding Git (part 1) — Explain it Like I’m Five]]
-We use GIT
 COMMIT ALL THE TIME!