Better source control for your coding projects
The proper use of source control systems is a critical skill for programmers to have, and something that many of them have to pick up through observation, trial, and error in the workplace. For students, or people who primarily program as a hobby, the learning process can be particularly slow and painful. Here are some examples and discussion on the best practices you can use to avoid common source control pitfalls.
The basic purpose of a source control system is to allow you to work without worrying. If you break the software you’re working on, decide the changes you’re making aren’t such a good idea, or otherwise make a mistake, source control allows you to go back to the last version you checked in. It also enables multiple people to work on the codebase at once without destroying each other’s work. These two properties alone make source control critical for any software developed by more than one person.
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