# Git Basics no. 1 - What is VCS

A meaningful discussion of the value of Git begins with a solid understanding of what version control is and what it does for software developers, document authors, and designers. In this screencast, Matthew McCullough shares the basic ideas of version control and the motivations for using it.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2012
- Runtime: 5 min
- By: GitHub
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Git_Basics_no._1_-_What_is_VCS.webm)
- Licence or status: [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: GitHub
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/55569719?play=1)