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Git

Git is the tool that keeps every saved version of your project's files, so you can see what changed and go back to how things were.

Also called: version control, source control

It is the undo history for a whole project, and it is what lets you say "this worked on Tuesday" and actually mean it.

Be clear about what it does not cover. Work you have not committed is not in it, and neither are files it was never told to track. Your database is not in it at all, so it is not a backup of your business data, and a lost order is not something git can undo.

It is also not what makes it safe to let an agent change things. Being able to go back is a seatbelt. Reading the change before you accept it is the brakes.

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I just did this: <what you clicked or typed, in a few words>
This is what I got: <paste the error here, or drag in a screenshot>

I don't know what it means. Work out what went wrong and fix it. Then tell me in one plain sentence what was wrong and what you changed, and stop.

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1 of 7 Where do you sell online?
2 of 7 Would you like software built around exactly how your business works?
3 of 7 When something in your software needs changing, how do you want that to happen?
4 of 7 Have you ever written code?
5 of 7 If something breaks, what kind of help do you need?
6 of 7 Do you pay monthly for an app where you only really use one or two of its features?
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