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Git (Version Control System)

Git Version Control System Version Control System (VCS) have seen great improvements over the past few decades and some are better than others. VCS are sometimes known as SCM (Source Code Management) tools or RCS (Revision Control System). One of the most popular VCS tools in use today is called Git.  Like many of the most popular VCS systems available today, Git is free and open source.  Git is a mature, actively maintained open source project originally developed in 2005 by Linus Torvalds, the famous creator of the Linux operating system kernel. Git is a  Distributed Version Control System , a category known as DVCS.  Rather than have only one single place for the full version history of the software as is common in once-popular version control systems like CVS or Subversion (also known as SVN), in Git, every developer's working copy of the code is also a repository that can contain the full history of all changes. Some frequently used commands for Git Hub : 1...

WinForms VS WPF in Visual Studio

WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) and WinForms (Windows Forms) are both frameworks provided by Microsoft for building Windows desktop applications, but they have some key differences: UI Design Approach : WinForms : WinForms uses a more traditional approach to UI design, where controls are positioned using absolute coordinates. It follows a procedural programming model. WPF : WPF uses a more modern approach called "declarative programming", where UI elements are defined using XAML (eXtensible Application Markup Language) and are more flexible in terms of layout. WPF also supports a more powerful data binding system, allowing for easier separation of UI and business logic. Graphics and Multimedia : WinForms : WinForms provides basic support for graphics and multimedia, but it's limited compared to WPF. WPF : WPF has built-in support for hardware-accelerated graphics, 2D and 3D rendering, animations, and multimedia. It provides richer visual capabilities out of the box....