Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.019 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.96; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.05; 'svn': 0.05; 'suppose': 0.07; 'cvs': 0.09; 'git': 0.09; 'cc:addr :python-list': 0.10; 'gui': 0.11; 'git.': 0.16; 'query.': 0.16; 'refactoring': 0.16; 'said.': 0.16; 'subject:ever': 0.16; 'subject:program': 0.16; 'task:': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'comfortable': 0.20; 'received:209.85.214.174': 0.21; 'init': 0.22; "i'd": 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.23; 'programming': 0.23; "i've": 0.23; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'linux': 0.24; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.25; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; 'source': 0.29; "i'm": 0.29; 'system,': 0.32; 'generally': 0.32; 'evolving': 0.33; 'turns': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'text': 0.34; 'thanks': 0.34; 'received:209.85': 0.35; 'but': 0.36; 'totally': 0.36; 'too': 0.36; 'received:209': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'files': 0.38; 'received:209.85.214': 0.39; 'header:Received:5': 0.40; 'your': 0.60; 'days': 0.60; 'most': 0.61; 'subject:, ': 0.61; 'first': 0.61; 'world': 0.63; 'managing': 0.64; 'fun': 0.64; 'home': 0.66; 'power': 0.74; 'complex,': 0.84; 'kat': 0.91; 'angel': 0.93; 'safe.': 0.93; 'imagine': 0.96 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=3/FEQWUya3L+XDp45L37utJ105M7C6p/7n2Ft0wANcA=; b=IuHXY33qERRp1pHc6pJPUMrkTi6M6OsLC/rgDMCcIVgdMDRudbd9hib+BGEzrccN/I QW1E57x/x1Ab7lz4CNoclXhrEFQTWh7n6I11eiIROVmQnA+Ks+Kf7rDv6JhmRaJxEuMB HN0Fq56QHHFiqZLWOkuLmykUtaFkBiLHQ1wT87s3ThUiuUZMtRsGS7KlnxVvEzE7COrh llltvLNd3yEXQI8FQcSJQeMJgE2NyQ9fVLUB55+mHtGQGk2JqTSHY8dP5abiHBMWNxBz pagXRv5zqVEQFns6ZZFs6zi9QNZeAzPhLd5zTqdU07I+TX34OXV4vqjejuNoj1NUGAL/ GRZw== MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 20:46:25 +1000 Subject: Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome From: David To: Lipska the Kat Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 19 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1342953989 news.xs4all.nl 6971 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:40995 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:25807 On 22/07/2012, Lipska the Kat wrote: > On 21/07/12 21:10, Dave Angel wrote: >> >> A totally off-the-wall query. Are you using a source control system, >> such as git ? It can make you much braver about refactoring a working >> program. > > Thanks for your comments, I've taken them on board, > I'm most familiar with with cvs and svn for source control. I've also > used Microsoft source safe. I generally just use what's given to me by > whoever is paying me and don't worry too much about the details. Many in > the Linux world seem to use git. Seeing as I've been using Linux at home > since the early days of slackware I suppose I'd better look into it. What Dave said. I used CVS briefly and then git and its gui tools for last 5 years. Took me a while to get comfortable with it, but now it turns managing complex, evolving text files into fun and I cannot imagine working without its power and flexibility. First thing I do on any programming task: git init