> We had rcs and cvs but most people just [...] To be fair RCS and CVS sucked. I...

		hnfong on Oct 31, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What was being a software developer like a... > We had rcs and cvs but most people just [...] To be fair RCS and CVS sucked. I remember trying to use CVS in the early 2000s when SVN wasn't even out yet, and if I remember the experience correctly, even today I might be tempted to just write a batch file to take snapshots...

Branching in RCS and CVS was rather confusing.