[Semi-OT] Re: use make and version control system for every project? (was: use make and version control system for every project?)

[Jules Dubois]

On Mon, 06 Oct 2003 02:00:44 GMT, in article
<g14gb.28844$541.3202 at nwrdny02.gnilink.net>, Carl Banks wrote:

> Personally, I use make on every single one of my projects. 
> [...]

I'm just the opposite.  I don't use make on personal or group Python
programming projects.  Would you say why you find it useful there?

> Version control, it depends.
> [...]

I always, always, always use version control -- _Essential CVS_ calls what
I'm doing "source code control", but I do it anyway.  (I'm trying to learn
CVS in between other high-priority processes.)

> I've used CVS for some personal projects
> before, and can't say I've ever found it useful, and it's definitely a
> pain to keep things up-to-date.  

How about the old-timer RCS?

> But if you don't use version control, be sure to make frequent backups

Excellent advice.