I think "time-lapse" might be the right metaphor. With time-lapse photography, we see snapshots of a continuous process taken at regular intervals.
I'm not sure what it has to do with git. It seems like any version control system would work. Or, really, the main use of git here is that GitHub is effectively being used as a free database. The snapshots and timestamps are enough to see the changes, regardless of storage format.
I'm not sure what it has to do with git. It seems like any version control system would work. Or, really, the main use of git here is that GitHub is effectively being used as a free database. The snapshots and timestamps are enough to see the changes, regardless of storage format.