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Git uses a distributed object model: each commit generates tree objects pointing to file snapshots and is stored content-addressed by SHA hash, and a branch is essentially just a mutable pointer to a commit.
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10/17/2026
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Anthropic Drops Git: AI Coding Surge Sparks In-House Version Control System
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