If you spend much time helping people with word processor programs, you’ll find that many people don’t really use much of the product. They type, change fonts, save, and print. But cross-references?

Git provides two similarly named components that provide insight to the repository's commit history, log and reflog. Developers access the git log and git reflog commands through the command line.

Tools like Flux and Argo CD are the linchpins that constantly sync Git state with live environments. Flux operates with a modular architecture, while Argo CD offers a central UI-centric approach.