Which was the first version control system?!

Question

Which was the first version control system?

• SVN
• Git
• SCCS
• CVS

Answer

Which was the first version control system?!

The first popularly used version control system was a proprietary UNIX tool known as SCCS (Source Code Control System). It was written in 1972 by Marc J. Rochkind at Bell Labs.

And now you know the answer right. Read further if you would like to see the story behind it.

As I said earlier, the first popularly used version control system was a proprietary UNIX tool known as SCCS (Source Code Control System) & it was developed in the 1970s. RCS, the Revision Control System, succeeded this, and later CVS, the Concurrent Versions System. All three of these systems are still in use today, although with an increasingly small market share.

There are now many better version control systems, both open-source and proprietary, designed for various environments.

Reference — Continuous Delivery by Martin Fowler