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# [Why Version Control Exists: The Pendrive Problem Explained](https://the-problem-that-changed-coding.hashnode.dev/why-version-control-exists-the-pendrive-problem-explained?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Before tools like Git became standard, software development was messy, risky, and frustrating. Teams relied on pendrives, email attachments, and folders named final, final\_v2, or latest\_final. This chaotic workflow is exactly why version control syst...

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