What's new in Git 2.51.0?

Git 2.51.0 introduces several enhancements and changes, notably improving the performance of git-push and git-fetch commands by implementing batched updates, which significantly optimizes the "reftable" backend over the traditional "files" backend. This update also marks progress towards Git 3.0, with "reftable" set as the default backend for newly created repositories and SHA-256 becoming the default hash function, replacing the less secure SHA-1. Additionally, git switch and git restore commands are now stable, moving away from their experimental status, and git for-each-ref has received pagination support to handle large repositories more efficiently. The release also includes the planned removal of the deprecated git-whatchanged command in favor of git log --raw, highlighting ongoing efforts to modernize and secure the Git ecosystem.

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