Linus Torvalds

Creator of Linux and Git

Linux Foundation

1 standalone talk · 1 total lecture · 1h recorded

Computer Systems & Software

Standalone talks by Linus Torvalds

Self-contained public lectures, keynote addresses, and research seminars.

Distributed Version Control and the Design of Git

1:10:15

Systems & CS·Conference Talk

Distributed Version Control and the Design of Git

Linus Torvalds·Linux Foundation

Linus Torvalds explains why centralized source-control systems fail at kernel scale and how content-addressed Merkle DAGs make branching, merging, and integrity verification trivial.

Study paths featuring Linus Torvalds

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6 steps · 6h5 universities

EditorialSystems & CS·undergraduate

Operating Systems, UNIX & Systems Craft

Kernel isolation, composable pipes, SQLite bytecode, Git, and Linux tracing

Bell Labs · MIT · Carnegie Mellon University +2

6 curated lecturesOpen path →