I'd suggest waiting until you want to start collaborating on a project. My first few scripts used folders for version control, and it was perfectly adequate.

I'd suggest waiting until you want to start collaborating on a project. My first few scripts used folders for version control, and it was perfectly adequate. Why wait? Here's a few reasons: 1. If you've only written one script, then your time is better spent learning and working on interesting programming problems. 2. Dropbox includes basic version control. It's more than adequate for a few scripts, with the advantage of being automatic and dead simple. 3. Version control is a pain in the ass. Installing software, setting up ssh keys (if working with a remote repository), and learning the commands was exceptionally boring for me. There's no need to experience this tediousness right now -- just dig into whatever is the most interesting to you!