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Andrew MacNeill wonders why source control isn't part of programming 101. Ted Roche follows up by asking, "Do real programmers user source control?" Well, Andrew and Ted, my experience from college (granted it was over 20 years ago) was that college doesn't teach you real skills needed for the real world. I often questioned the department heads about the things they were teaching and asked why the curriculum wasn't updated. My faculty advisor really came out and said it best, "You spend four to five years going to college, then they stamp BS on your back and send you out into the world."

Now, if you don't use source control, you really should..no..you must take a serious look at it, even if you are a one man shop. Andrew points to good information from Eric Sink, called Source Control HOWTO that should get you started. Even if you are using source control, you may pick up some pointers.

FYI, a new session I will be presenting at the German FoxPro DevCon in November is called "Coder to Developer". It's based on the book of the same name by Mike Gunderloy that's geared to .NET developers. The session and the book look at additional tools and skills that you need to know how to use to make that leap from being just a coder to a serious developer. Source control is one of those tools/skills that I will discuss.