Comment by avgcorrection
4 years ago
I don’t understand these backup tools which masquerade as VCS extensions.
I want my VCS commits to be intentional. If they’re not then I’m just using a fancy VCS tool[1] for backup—just set up a _dumb_ backup routine that backs up every X interval and doesn’t have to care about the intentionality behind any changes made (the domain of version control).
And if you get into a situation where you haven’t committed for such a time while that you risk losing “days of work” then… seriously? You might want to get a better Git client where committing isn’t such a pain (IMO the CLI is too much typing for git(1). Magit is great).
And as already mentioned there is the reflog. Which is difficult enough for me to navigate sometimes without some pseudo-backup tool making a mess (on top of _my_ mess…).
[1] Git might be “stupid” but it’s also quite fancy.
> If they’re not then I’m just using a fancy VCS tool[1] for backup
Yes you are; what's wrong with that?
Don’t use a fancy tool to implement a simple tool? I’m sure that’s a rule somewhere.
But also don't use more tools than you need. And good backup isn't notably simpler than a VCS.
Ah, I'm of the "whatever gets the job done with the least amount of effort" school.
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