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Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber
2337 is currently looking into using Dropbox for CAD and Programming version control. So far the hardest part has been setting two instances of Dropbox up on the local server (Ubuntu Server).
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Maybe I should retract or qualify my statement that "it doesn't matter what tool you use." Dropbox is probably a decent solution for CAD, but in my opinion, it's a poor choice for code. Unless you're using
Pack-Rat, it doesn't indefinitely keep track of old versions or allow you to compare them. At best, you'll still end doing things like zipping up a copy of the code each day and giving it a datestamp. Having a solid understanding of the diff and merge tools associated with VCS software has helped me a lot both at school and at work.
A real version control system is somewhat harder to set up and requires more conscious effort to use, but it's a move you won't regret.
Sorry for hijacking the thread...