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TobyAsE
6y

I'm not angry, mostly sad.

At my workplace we don't use git.
There are constant overwriting, sending code via email or USB stick and forgetting passwords to zip-files shenanigans going on.

I already use git for all my local projects (literally git init in the directory) but my coworker and I thought that it would be a great idea to have a local server with a Gitlab running on it.
So I started looking into running a self-hosted Gitlab (for about 15 minutes) and then our boss who was sitting right next to me almost shouted at us: "Such stuff should be coordinated with the boss! We don't just do something and burn my money because it's _cool_!"

No, git is not cool, it's necessary for crying out loud! Gitlab is cool but at the end of the day also just another tool too.

I guess I have some persuasion to do.

I don't know what version control has done to our boss that he has such a deep dislike for it.

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  • 19
    It might be the easiest to convince him it saves him money, because it certainly will.
  • 0
    Why not just use BitBucket? Private repos are completely free
  • 15
    Leave that place
  • 0
    It could do more than save money... it could save *lives*
  • 2
    Man that sounds awful. Why won't you resign? I mean.. if they don't have source control... makes me think they have no idea what they're doing.
  • 1
    @-ANGRY-CLIENT- wk103 😆
  • 2
    @Bitkris gitlab also offers free for self-hosting since it is an open source project. And install is super easy in basically any platform.
  • 0
    @Bitkris Min. 4GB ram, but honestly if they have even just an old spare computer that meets the ram requirements their shouldn't be any issues.
  • 1
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