Sometimes I encounter clients who do not have source code control. Actually they say they do because ALL of the source code is on the programmer’s computer. It is all in one place, we can agree on that!
Most developers would agree that when a team of programmers is working on a project you need to have managed source control. But why not even for a single programmer project? It is true you don’t have to worry about merging changes from multiple programmers, but you do need to know exactly what code was included in each release. It is also helpful to be able to roll-back to earlier versions for the solo programmer when looking for the impact of changes that may have introduced bugs.
Today there are many source controls tools to choose from, including open source versions. There really is no software development project too small that would not benefit from source control.
Most developers would agree that when a team of programmers is working on a project you need to have managed source control. But why not even for a single programmer project? It is true you don’t have to worry about merging changes from multiple programmers, but you do need to know exactly what code was included in each release. It is also helpful to be able to roll-back to earlier versions for the solo programmer when looking for the impact of changes that may have introduced bugs.
Today there are many source controls tools to choose from, including open source versions. There really is no software development project too small that would not benefit from source control.
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