Development tools and practices for Pythonistas

[Ben Finney]

rusi <rustompmody at gmail.com> writes:

> You may want to look at rcs if you are in the space where you want:
> -- something better than tarballs
> -- no pretensions beyond single-user, single-machine, (almost)single-
> file usage (ie small scale)
> -- something that integrates nicely with emacs

I might have agreed ten years ago; compared to CVS or Subversion, RCS is
simpler to use and set up and had lower workflow overhead.

But today, Bazaar or Mercurial fill that role just as well: quick simple
set up, good tool support (yes, even in Emacs using VC mode), and easy
to use for easy things.

I really don't see any benefit to using RCS for even a lone hacker
tracking files; Bazaar or Mercurial fill that role just as well, and
continue to work well as your needs grow.

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Ben Finney