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It's crazy that it wasn't that long ago that all we worked with was a compiler on the local machine and maybe a SVN server you'd interact with every few hours


Not that long ago that I used a local CVS server for SCCS. OK, almost 40 years - but still.


CVS was alive and well as of 16 years ago. It was our primary source control system at S2 Games. I was shocked but it really wasn’t all that bad.


Disadvantage: You have to coordinate with teammates to make sure you don't need the same file at the same time.

Advantage: You have to coordinate with teammates to make sure you don't need the same file at the same time.

Sometimes, not being able to work independently can be an advantage. Two people discovering they're trying to work on the same file can lead to useful conversations.


Oh wow did you work on HoN? I devoted many, many, many hours to that game.




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