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>Function: Work out what has changed

>Dev Method: git diff

>Normal Method: Open two documents at the same time, look through to work out what the differences are.

I don't think non-programmers are all manually comparing documents. In Microsoft Word, people can use any of the following methods:

- "Track Changes" when they edit

- use Word's compare documents feature

- view Previous Versions on Word Wep App

- Use Sharepoint (if they're in a large company).

I agree that version control is still an issue, but it's not like nothing exists yet. I think Microsoft or Google will probably be able to improve their version-control/collaboration tools though, so it might be hard for a third-party to beat them.




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