Linus Torvalds on 20 Years of Git

GitHub · Interview · YouTube title: Two decades of Git: A conversation with creator Linus Torvalds

Why it's here

HN commenters cite it for Linus's direct opinions on Git and development tooling, such as calling the SHA-256 migration pointless churn.

What it covers

GitHub interviews Linus Torvalds on twenty years of Git, from its creation in about ten days as a Linux kernel tool to its role in modern software development. He discusses technical decisions, community contributions and the project's philosophy.