The author delves into the history and evolution of Source Control Management (SCM) Systems, highlighting the significant impact of systems like SCCS in the 70s and RCS in the 80s. The focus is on detailing the specific limitations and improvements of these early systems, such as the use of deltas, adding comments to commits, and managing versioning of single files at a time. The author also discusses the emergence of centralised and decentralised version control systems, mentioning iconic systems such as SVN, Mercurial, and Git. The post ends with a promise to explore further advancements in version control systems in subsequent blog posts.
https://experimentalworks.net/posts/2024-03-18-a-history-of-vcs-part1/