# Understanding Git (part 1) — Explain it Like I’m Five

> Git is a powerful tool, but it has a reputation of baffling newcomers. It doesn’t help that most people are simply thrown in at the deep end and expected to swim.

- **Category:** Tools
- **Kind:** Tool
- **Host:** hackernoon.com
- **Destination:** https://hackernoon.com/understanding-git-fcffd87c15a3
- **Date added:** 2018

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