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ska
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> No, you pretty much don't need to bother with version control systems unless you're writing code on a team with others.
You may not "need" to, but almost any individual project will benefit from it, also.
exelius
on May 12, 2015
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Right, but if you've never used one, you don't know what you're missing. The default of coding without one works just fine for most school projects.
JoeAltmaier
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Yet students are among those MOST confused by "it worked a minute ago; what did I change that broke it?!" Keeping your code under source control allows answering that question. A useful tool and lesson for the student.
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You may not "need" to, but almost any individual project will benefit from it, also.