> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://book.awalkaday.art/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://book.awalkaday.art/artists-proofs-and-ethos/public-git-commits.md).

# Public GIT Commits

[`git`](https://github.com/git-guides#what-is-git) is a version control system that tracks changes to computer source code with speed and efficiency in a distributed way. Version control is a technique that helps maintain a record of all changes throughout the development process.

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[`git` commits](https://github.com/git-guides/git-commit#git-commit) are snapshots of code changes in such a version control system at a particular point in time. Each commit captures modifications made by the developer(s), cryptographically signed for verification. They are like notarized timestamps — each edit is witnessed by a global network of servers, making the archive tamper-proof.

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The creative process was treated as a series of iterative steps that rely on public `git` commits. The `awalkaday` commits were produced openly, secured with [cryptographic signatures](https://keybase.io/daqhris/graph), and organized in a linear sequence within a lightweight file.

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By improving upon the way that creators of works of art used to refine their [artist's proofs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artist's_proof), the `awalkaday` project evolved incrementally by leaving behind an intact, public and historical trail of its development. This incremental [evolution](https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolution-101/the-history-of-life-looking-at-the-patterns/trees-not-ladders/), documented by public `git` commits, mirrors evolutionary biology's principle about change occurring gradually to result in a traceable lineage and a fossil record.

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**awalkaday 179-2022**
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