Yes, I've had something stolen. But this isn't Theft News, it's Hacker News. What started as posts about using cool new technology have become "I installed it

Yes, I've had something stolen. But this isn't Theft News, it's Hacker News. What started as posts about using cool new technology have become "I installed it too!" As for your code "suddenly vanishing", the theft of a laptop should at most cost you the cost of the machine and a couple hours of work. Encryption should prevent a thief from accessing your data and backups should prevent you from actually losing anything. It sucks to have something stolen, but best practices take it from "I just lost everything" to "I guess I need to find a new box." Edit: Those same best practices will prevent you from losing your code when your hard drive dies, or you spill coffee on your laptop.