What's next for Git? 20 years in, the community is still pushing forward
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- Lee Reilly is a Senior Program Manager at GitHub Developer Relations, focusing on open source, AI, and developer communities.
- Git Merge 2025 celebrates 20 years of Git, focusing on its future, including performance improvements, new backends, and AI coding agents.
- Git has evolved from its first commit 20 years ago to become the default version control system for projects of all sizes.
- Taylor Blau, Principal Software Engineer at GitHub, highlights Git's thriving community and continuous improvements.
- Scott Chacon, co-founder of GitHub and GitButler, will discuss AI agents' responsible use of Git, including commit hygiene and tooling for human-agent collaboration.
- Git Merge 2025 features a lineup of speakers and is supported by partners Google and GitButler.
- Git Merge 2022 included 16 talks, workshops, a Git Contributor Summit, and community conversations.
- The GitHub Awards recognizes significant contributions and achievements in the developer community.
- The Open Source Zone at GitHub Universe 2024 showcased notable projects and contributors.