Jan 16, 2026Jan 16, 2026 · 9 min read · 79 viewsDemystifying Git: Internals ExplainedIntroduction Git was created by Linus Torvalds (the creator of the Linux kernel) in April 2005, as a system for managing the Linux codebase over time. He created the initial version of Git in a very s9 min read · 79 views