Comments on: Subvert Your Characters http://dndnerd.com/subvert-your-characters Ramblings of a Nerd who likes to play D&D Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:24:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Falkayn http://dndnerd.com/subvert-your-characters#comment-2520 Falkayn Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:40:46 +0000 http://dndnerd.com/subvert-your-characters#comment-2520 I find <a href="http://docs.google.com" rel="nofollow">Google Docs</a> to do everything I need in that area, not only do I have access to important character info <i>anywhere</i>, but it keeps track of revisions of your documents for you. You can even compare two different versions (handy since it autosaves as well). I use Subversion at work and I like it, but Google Docs is far nice for when I want my brainpower to be focussed on min-maxing my PC! :twisted: I find Google Docs to do everything I need in that area, not only do I have access to important character info anywhere, but it keeps track of revisions of your documents for you. You can even compare two different versions (handy since it autosaves as well).

I use Subversion at work and I like it, but Google Docs is far nice for when I want my brainpower to be focussed on min-maxing my PC! :twisted:

]]> By: Delwynndwn http://dndnerd.com/subvert-your-characters#comment-2513 Delwynndwn Wed, 08 Aug 2007 03:03:08 +0000 http://dndnerd.com/subvert-your-characters#comment-2513 <p>Yes, something like this does require a higher degree of nerdiness than others.</p> <p>Though, despite having been programming professionally for almost 3 years now, I've never played around with any kind of source control. I tried Microsoft Visual SourceSafe once, and it was absolutely horrid. Very frequently, the repository had to be completely cleared and repopulated with our code, basically losing every revision that had been saved previously. I think this even involved reinstalling SourceSafe.</p> <p>Just recently, though, I had decided to take another look at source control again. I already knew about CVS, plus I had briefly used Subversion to download a program for a Linux system. I had decided to look more into Subversion, and was very impressed by what I found compared to what CVS offered.</p> <p>However, I never thought to use something like Subversion for more than just versioning source code. Heck, I probably would have never even thought of it had it not been for the Subversion book!</p> <p>Nonetheless, it's cool. And once you can understand just the basic commands, you can definitely get stuff done with it! :grin:</p> Yes, something like this does require a higher degree of nerdiness than others.

Though, despite having been programming professionally for almost 3 years now, I’ve never played around with any kind of source control. I tried Microsoft Visual SourceSafe once, and it was absolutely horrid. Very frequently, the repository had to be completely cleared and repopulated with our code, basically losing every revision that had been saved previously. I think this even involved reinstalling SourceSafe.

Just recently, though, I had decided to take another look at source control again. I already knew about CVS, plus I had briefly used Subversion to download a program for a Linux system. I had decided to look more into Subversion, and was very impressed by what I found compared to what CVS offered.

However, I never thought to use something like Subversion for more than just versioning source code. Heck, I probably would have never even thought of it had it not been for the Subversion book!

Nonetheless, it’s cool. And once you can understand just the basic commands, you can definitely get stuff done with it! :grin:

]]> By: Yax http://dndnerd.com/subvert-your-characters#comment-2479 Yax Sat, 04 Aug 2007 20:13:15 +0000 http://dndnerd.com/subvert-your-characters#comment-2479 It's a great idea. But it's too complicated for me. As a programmer I work with source sharing and protection softwares and I hate them even though they are indispensable. I guess it would become useful if I played in more games. <a href="http://www.myth-weavers.com" rel="nofollow">Myth-Weavers</a> has character sheet sharing capabilities but it doesn't save revisions of the modified sheets. It’s a great idea. But it’s too complicated for me. As a programmer I work with source sharing and protection softwares and I hate them even though they are indispensable.

I guess it would become useful if I played in more games. Myth-Weavers has character sheet sharing capabilities but it doesn’t save revisions of the modified sheets.

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