ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Vdiff

Okay kiddo, have you ever heard of vdiff? Well, vdiff is a computer program that helps people compare two different versions of a text document. Let's say you wrote a story and later you wanted to make some changes to it. Now you have two versions of the story - the original version and the one with the changes you made. But how do you see what is different between the two versions? That's where vdiff comes in!

Imagine two pieces of paper with the same story written on them, but with different words and some parts crossed out. If you put one paper on top of the other, it can be hard to see the differences. Vdiff works like a superhero who can quickly compare the content of both papers and show you what's different. It highlights the changes you made in one color and the deleted text in another color.

Vdiff is super useful for people who collaborate on projects since they can work on the same document from different locations and see what each person has changed. It's like a magic tool that helps people see what's changed between different versions of a document. Cool, huh?