Alternative to VSS for a one man show (army of one?)

Question

I\'ve been programming for 10+ years now for the same employer and only source code control we\'ve ever used is VSS. (Sorry - That\'s what they had when I started). There\'s

Answer 1

VSS is horrible. I may be channelling Spolsky (not sure if he's said this), but using VSS is actually worse than not using source control at all. Despite its name, it isn't safe. It creates the illusion of safety without providing it.

Without VSS, you'd probably be making regular backups of your code. With VSS, you'll think, "Mehh, it's already under source control. Why bother backing up?" Great until it corrupts your entire codebase and you lose everything. (This, incidentally, happened at a company I worked at.)

Get rid of VSS as soon as you can and switch to a real source control solution.