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My entire project crashed because I didn't know about version control
I was working on a final project for a class in Denver and accidentally deleted a key file, losing two days of work. Has anyone else had a similar disaster and what tool did you switch to after that?
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the_jade2mo ago
Version control is a great tool, but calling it the only fix for this kind of problem is a bit off. The real issue was having no backup at all (which is a separate habit to learn). You could have just made a copy of your project folder each day and been fine. Git is powerful, but it adds a learning curve when you're already stressed about a deadline. A simple manual backup would have saved your work just as well in that moment.
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mark3612mo agoTop Commenter
That "separate habit to learn" bit is the whole problem. People treat the simple, boring fix like it's not a real solution compared to the fancy tool. So they learn the fancy tool badly under pressure instead of just making a copy, which would have worked fine.
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piper_smith2mo ago
Right, the "simple manual backup" is what saved me last month. I was so focused on learning git that I almost lost a week's work.
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