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  ====== Version control ======
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-  * Why versioning?
+===== Why versioning? =====
-    * Software is //always// subject to change -- that's why it is called "soft".
-    * Routines for data processing and analysis develop, often together with the understanding of the task.
+  * Software is //always// subject to change -- that's why it is called "soft".
-    * Reverting to the last version that "just worked" is an (easy) task.
+  * Routines for data processing and analysis develop, often together with the understanding of the task.
-  * What should be versioned?
+  * Reverting to the last version that "just worked" is an (easy) task.
-    * Basically everthing, from a script for data processing to the final manuscript/thesis/project report
-  * What are prerequisites for ubiquitious versioning?
-    * Open file formats allowing for easy versioning (ideally text formats)
+===== What should be versioned? =====
-    * Minimal infrastructure requirements, as met by a distributed version control system
-    * Possibility to share versioned data with others (via simple-to-use web interfaces)
+  * Basically everthing, from a script for data processing to the final manuscript/thesis/project report
+===== What are prerequisites for ubiquitious versioning? =====
+  * Open file formats allowing for easy versioning (ideally text formats)
+  * Minimal infrastructure requirements, as met by a distributed version control system
+  * Possibility to share versioned data with others (via simple-to-use web interfaces)
 Beware: Versioning without [[..:versionnumbers:|version numbers]] is only half the battle.