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Git and GitHub

Recorded year2005

Linus Torvalds' Git, and GitHub from 2008, make collaborative code the norm.

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Public-key cryptographyRecorded · 1976requires
Free software movementRecorded · 1983enables
Open-source LinuxRecorded · 1991enables
World Wide WebRecorded · 1991requires

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AI coding assistantsRecorded · 2021enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.