Why do I need to use a versioning system or repository? I code from scratch by myself and make web code changes along with database changes on reasonably large projects.
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Definitely yes - I have often coded on my own in the past, and a proper versioning system has proved invaluable on countless occasions.
Galwegian
2009-05-15 10:40:02
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Change history and labels (tags in SVN) will not hurt you anyway. The repository will also protect you againt accidential losses due to erroneous code edits.
sharptooth
2009-05-15 10:40:07
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Probably because it'll offer you a versioning system which is often usefull, a backup of your application, a remote workspace to work with.
Boris Guéry
2009-05-15 10:40:46
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You don't have to do it - but I found that this makes developing much easier.
It helped me
- to cut a lot of commented code out of my programs
- to get back to an old version (find out why it worked with an older version and doesn't work with the current one)
- with my backup strategy
After the learning curve I'm pretty sure you are going to like it
bernhardrusch
2009-05-15 10:41:51
And to let me work on a branch (eg for a speculative development) while maintaining the trunk for the live system.
Colin Fine
2009-05-15 11:20:19
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For when you write something new, realise it is a parade of epic fail, and then want to go back to the old version with a minimum of fuss.
Yes - it's very useful.
NotJarvis
2009-05-15 10:41:54
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Mark
2009-05-15 10:42:06
for a single developer a distributed source control system (Hg, GIT, ...) could be better because the repository is local and you don't need a server.
CaptSolo
2009-05-15 10:45:05
SVN can also work locally without an actual server; for example: http://nedbatchelder.com/text/quicksvn.html
Mark
2009-05-18 11:23:07
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Of course. It will help you roll back to a previous version in case anything goes wrong :)
Rashmi Pandit
2009-05-15 10:42:28
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Yes, you definitely need source control. It'll help if you need to go back to a previous version or accidently edit/delete files.
I'd say Continuous Integration wouldn't hurt either ... even for a one person project.
Mark Worth
2009-05-15 10:48:07
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It helps me at least in the following cases:
- Feel safe, e.g. if I accidentally remove a file (shit happens) I can just restore it
- Backups are easy to do
Anyway, all the answers say "yes", so, I guess you have already made a decision.
SeasonedCoder
2009-05-15 10:53:57