Version control.

My own strong preference is for git (either managed locally or through
github.com), but really, just pick a version control solution and use it.
If you value your work at all, it should be in version control.  Smart use
of version control can make finding and fixing problems in code much, much
easier - but even fairly naive use of it leaves you with much, much better
tools for fixing screw ups than you have without it.

- Dave Mayo





On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 5:31 PM, Joe Hourcle
<[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> On Nov 1, 2012, at 5:02 PM, Ethan Gruber wrote:
>
> > Google is more useful than any reference book to find answers to
> > programming problems.
>
> Too bad they got rid of codesearch.
>
>
>
> On Nov 1, 2012, at 5:06 PM, Nate Hill wrote:
>
> > Huh.  Michael, I'd love to know more about why I should care about SASS.
> > I kinda like writing CSS.
> > I see why LESS http://lesscss.org/ makes sense, but help me under stand
> why
> > SASS does?
>
> For the most part, using *any* CSS pre-processor is better than not
> using one.
>
> LESS's problem was that it's javascript based ... so if they have
> JS off ... you've got nothing.  And it's got to be done for each user,
> rather than re-generate the files after you've made a modification.
> You can get around this with the 'lessc' compiler, and serve valid
> css files rather than having each client have to do the processing.
>
> They've also got different syntaxes, so it's really up to which one
> makes sense to you.
>
> Functionality wise ... I think they're about equal these days.  I suspect
> that if one comes up with a useful new feature, the other group will copy
> it.
>
>
>
> On Nov 1, 2012, at 5:21 PM, Suchy, Daniel wrote:
>
> > I can already feel the collective rolling of eyes for this, but what
> about
> > Twitter? It's not a guide or manual, but start following and engaging
> > talented developers and library geeks on Twitter and you'll soon have
> more
> > help than you know what to do with.  Plus, no Zoia ;)
>
>
> Too much misinformation:
>
>         http://twitter.com/danhooker/status/5630099300
>
>
>
> On Nov 1, 2012, at 5:06 PM, Kam Woods wrote:
>
> > foss4lib is a good resource that I'm sure many use, but isn't (as far as
> I
> > can tell) linked anywhere on the current code4lib site. How would this
> > differentiate itself from that?
>
> The best tool isn't necessarily free or open source.  (and it isn't
> necessarily
> software).
>
> So that being said ...
>
> my whiteboard.  And a digital camera ... none of that 'smartboard' crap.
>
>
> -Joe
>