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The OP considers versioning files but does not address collaborative sharing, branching, merging, etc at all. Dropbox and the other alternatives suggested in th
by exDM69 14y ago
The OP considers versioning files but does not address collaborative sharing, branching, merging, etc at all. Dropbox and the other alternatives suggested in the post do not simply offer anything for merging or dealing with conflicts (or do they? what about versioning filesystems?).
When working alone on a fairly straightforward, linear project, you might actually get away using Dropbox. Try to work in a team of any substantial size and there will be trouble.
- icebraining 14y agoDropbox's answer to conflicts is dumping a lot of copies of the files, appending "([user]'s Conflicted Copy)" to the filename. https://www.dropbox.com/help/36/en https://www.dropbox.com/help/36/en
- mattmanser 14y agoHaving used Dropbox for a couple of random personal projects a few years back I can honestly tell you it's not a good idea. It's better than nothing but Github is free, there's absolutely no good reason not to be using source control. It's simple things like not having more than a month's changes or having commits you can roll back as a group.