What is Git and why do I need it?

Question

I am new to programming, but I feel like I am getting stuck from this, and I try to learn as much as possible. I continue to read that Git is absolutely important for a programming project, but I cannot understand what it actually does. Google doesn't want to tell me either. The website says it is a "distributed version control system." Uh ... huh?

Can anyone explain to the neophyte what this thing is and why it is so important?

Answer 1

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

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This is so Linus: "I am a very cynical and unreliable person, I think most of you are completely incompetent." - to a room full of googlers