How Version Control Makes You A Better Writer

To make your writing workflow better, always use version control in your text editor software.

Pierre DeBois
Write, I Must

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Before your start on your document, you may want to see if version control is available in your editor (WOCInTech)

Ever get amazed at how a clothing style or dance becomes a popular craze that sweeps the nation? One style that is sweeping the tech world is version control. Version control is a feature that manages a document so that a writer can always work with the right intentional content and details. Version control has been appearing on several platforms as of late, so it’s a craze that writers should be joining, too.

The idea of a central version of a report is not new. Many people were first introduced to a variety of version control features by managing the main document through a given software. Microsoft Word has long permitted users to mark up documents and merge tracked document changes. But this is a limited kind of version control. Real version control addresses the following two concepts for writers:

· Version control manages document changes over time, allowing the writer to revert back to a desired level of the document.

· Version control allows concurrent updates to the document without impeding the workflow of others who have access to the document. This means allowing branching for individuals

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Pierre DeBois
Write, I Must

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