Skip to content
European companyFounded in 2014Built and operated in EuropePayments secured by Card payments run through Stripe. Your card details never reach our servers.
System statusSupportFree assessment
GRADAX

Version Control

Version control is a system that records changes to files over time, allowing developers to track history, collaborate without conflicts, and revert to previous versions if needed.

Version control (also called source control) is a system that tracks every change made to a codebase over time. Think of it as an infinitely detailed undo history for your entire project. Every change is recorded with who made it, when, and why, creating a complete audit trail.

Version control enables collaboration by allowing multiple developers to work on the same codebase simultaneously without overwriting each other's work. Developers create "branches" to work on features independently, then "merge" their changes back into the main codebase when ready. If a merge creates conflicts, the system identifies exactly where the differences are.

In practice

  • A development team accidentally introduced a bug in a Friday deployment; using Git, they rolled back to the previous version within minutes, restoring the working site immediately
  • A remote team of 15 developers works on the same application simultaneously, each on their own branch, merging completed features through reviewed pull requests
  • A startup uses GitHub's pull request process for code review, catching an average of 3 bugs per feature before they reach production
  • An agency maintains separate branches for each client's customizations of their base product, merging improvements from the main branch to all client versions simultaneously

More in Web development

Not sure how this applies to you?

A senior engineer walks your site, your search presence and the way enquiries reach you, then writes down the three things worth fixing first. You keep the document either way.

Book the free review Just ask us something

Your quote list

Your quote list is empty

Add the services you are interested in, in the size that fits. We send one written quote for all of them.

Browse the catalogue

Start with a category

  • No payment, no commitmentThis is a request. You decide after the written quote.
  • Sold and delivered by GRADAXOne contract and one team, whoever does the work.
  • Your data stays in the EUNothing is moved outside the union to be processed.

Cookie preferences

Choose which cookies you allow. Necessary cookies cannot be turned off: the site needs them to work.

NecessarySession, security and preferences: what the site needs to work.Always on
Visits and performance (Google Analytics), so we can improve the site.
Personalised ads and remarketing (Google Ads, Meta), based on your visits.