Why have a code repository instead of just emailing files around? Because you want a central store someplace with all the previous versions that is easily acce

Why have a code repository instead of just emailing files around? Because you want a central store someplace with all the previous versions that is easily accessible to lots of consumers. I don't want to build my app and then have to push it to every single place that might run it. Instead, I'll build it and push it to a central repo and have everything reference that repo. > It just smells like rent seeking. You don't need to pay someone to host a private repo for you. There are lots of tools out there so you can self-host.