Complete Git Guide: Understand and Master Git and GitHub - Git Tags Overview

The video tutorial explains the concept of Git tags as static pointers to specific commits, contrasting them with dynamic branch pointers. It covers the creation and use of tags, the concept of a detached head state, and the practical application of tags for marking release versions in software development. The tutorial concludes with a brief introduction to the difference between staging and production versions of software.

What is the difference between a git tag and a branch?

Explain what happens to a branch pointer when new commits are made.

What does it mean to be in a detached head state in Git?

How are tags used in software development?

What do the version numbers like 1.2.0 signify in a software project?