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191 points speckx | 1 comments | 02 Sep 25 15:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.232s | source
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3036e4 ◴[02 Sep 25 16:32 UTC] No.45105369[source]▶
Plain text files and version control win again.
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DeepYogurt ◴[02 Sep 25 16:39 UTC] No.45105478[source]▶
KISS
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marcosdumay ◴[02 Sep 25 17:18 UTC] No.45106074[source]▶
Version control isn't really "simple". That said, neither is plain text nowadays.

It may make sense to change a "S" there for "standard".

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ars ◴[03 Sep 25 00:08 UTC] No.45110741[source]▶
Version control can be very simple. Not everything requires the full power of git.

Use ci from RCS, and that's about it. It makes a single file in the same directly as the file, no need to checkout files, or keep track of, well, anything. Just check in new versions as you make them.

It's not the right answer in many cases (especially if you need multiple files), but for a single file? The simplicity can't be beat.

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1. ninalanyon ◴[05 Sep 25 14:39 UTC] No.45139133[source]▶
RCS works fine for multiple files too.