Using version control

- Version Control is one of the worst kept secrets…and most useful tools in your developer toolkit.…In a nutshell, Version Control allows you to commit…to memory any state of your development process,…which in turn allows you to either return…to that point in the future…or create branches for alternate code experiments.…The most prevalent Version Control system today…is Git and it's the one I recommend you use…for WordPress development.…Git is usually used in conjuction…with the online repository storage services…GitHub or BitBucket.…

Here it's common to use GitHub…mainly for public code that you want to share other people…and BitBucket is most commonly used…for private repositories for professional work.…However both of these services offer both social…and private coding.…In the last couple of years more and more hosting providers…are also offering Git as part of their service,…meaning you can now use Version Control…on your live staging server.…That means you can push, pull, branch,…merge, checkout, and perform any other Git action…