Brian Meeker — Senior Engineer at GetThru
Brian Meeker is a full stack engineer who occasionally leaves his basement in Indiana. Currently, he works as a Senior Software Engineer at GetThru. He works mostly in Elixir these days, but has a past littered with a wide variety of technologies and platforms. Outside of work, Brian is a devoted father, avid nerd, and lover of metal.
Believe it or not, there was a time before Git! And even longer ago there was a time before version control itself! Come learn all about the version control systems of yesteryear, such as SCSS and RCS. Stick around to learn the horrors of file locking and versioning. Gaze into the madness that is Darcs patch theory. Escape with a broad grasp on the history of version control, different paradigms, and how we all ended up using Git today. Then we'll attempt to gaze deep into our crystal ball to envision possible version control futures.
- Level: Introductory and overview
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