VCS
Early company investors
VCS stands for version control system—software that tracks changes to files over time, allowing developers to revert to earlier states, compare revisions, and collaborate without overwriting each other's work.
Git is the dominant VCS today, though Subversion and Mercurial persist.
In business contexts, VCS may also refer to venture capital firms or video conferencing systems.
Bind to a course
- mergeCombine into unity
- branchDivision or woody limb
- checkoutPayment completion process
- diffFile comparison utility
patch · rollback · revert · tag · clone · fork · pull · push
Main stem or storage
- branchesLimbs of trees
- tagsIdentifiers for sorting items
- checkoutPayment completion process
- updateNew version or information
merge · commit · revert · conflict · repository · externals · properties · lock
Combine into unity
- forkTined eating tool
- cloneGenetically identical organism
- branchDivision or woody limb
- conflictOpposition between parties
contributor · maintainer · approval · comments · reviewer · team · upstream · downstream
Organized distribution of resources
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- buildCreate a structure
- automationSelf-operating system design
- releaseTo let go
artifact · Jenkins · configuration · infrastructure · provisioning · monitoring · rollback · staging
commit
Bind to a course
push · clone · fork · rebase · checkout · stash · fetch · remote · diff · blame
commit
Bind to a course
diff · patch · rollback · revert · tag · clone · fork · pull · push · fetch
trunk
Main stem or storage
update · merge · commit · revert · conflict · repository · externals · properties · lock · centralized
merge
Combine into unity
conflict · contributor · maintainer · approval · comments · reviewer · team · upstream · downstream · issue
deployment
Organized distribution of resources
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- buildCreate a structure
- automationSelf-operating system design
release · artifact · Jenkins · configuration · infrastructure · provisioning · monitoring · rollback · staging · production
Private early-stage business backers
bootstrappers · crowdfunding · private equity · government grants · angels
VCSlenders
Those who provide loans
banks · creditors · commercial banks · bondholders · loan sharks
Self-starting without external input
self-funding · organic growth · retained earnings · sweat equity · personal savings