[Dave Scheck]

WildStang has been using CVS for a few years now as our version control system.

Version control is a must in real world software development. There have been numerous times when we've had to take entire features (hundreds of files) out of a deliverable. Without version control, there is literally no way to perform such a task. With version control its as simple as grabbing a labelled set of files.

In situations where there is more than one person working on code there will inevitably be a situation where someone's changes will conflict with someone else's. Without version control, that person could copy over the other's without even thinking twice. Version control protects against this situation.

Bottom line is this: version control is a good thing. For those of you that are going into software development for a career, you will no doubtedly see this in the future. If you learn these concepts now, you'll be much better off when you get into a real world situation.