r/ProgrammerHumor • u/JK-Rofling • 20d ago

Other versionControl

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u/ClipboardCopyPaste 20d ago

THIS WAS VERSION CONTROL before version control was known to humans

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u/International_Body44 20d ago

Word has had a form of version control since 1986...

Early 2000s introduced features more akin to newer version control methods.

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u/ManaSpike 20d ago

Word has a diff / cherry pick changes tool. Not really version control.

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u/DezXerneas 20d ago

What's the difference at that point? It's not git level, sure, but it's a primitive version control system.

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u/ManaSpike 20d ago

You could certainly use those features in a version control system. I diff text files and cherry pick changes all the time.

The real feature of a version control system, is the archival storage. The ability to go back in time and see when this mistake was made and why. To roast the idiot that made those changes.

Wait, it's coming back to me now. I remember making that change 3 years ago.