When Overachievers Self-Doubt — The Birth of Git
Linux creator Linus Torvalds built Git to prove to himself that he wasn’t just a “one-hit wonder.”
Nov 4 · 4 min read
In a fireside chat at the Open Source Summit Europe, Torvalds reflected on his motivation to create the most widely used version control system — Git. Even though he has created Linux which is being used in over 25 million devices across the world, he isn’t immune to imposter syndrome.


