synchronizing code between multiple work spaces (aussie.zone)

submitted 5 days ago by YeahToast@aussie.zone to c/python@programming.dev

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I'm a hobbyist and butcherer of python code. Quite often i'm jumping between multiple laptops / desktops playing around with different projects. Just wondering what the best workflow is or suggestions people have around syncing projects so I can edit and work on projects regardless of the computer. Is this something that people generally manage through github?? Thanks in advance for the thoughts!

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[-] Michal@programming.dev 1 points 5 days ago

I used to use Dropbox for this, and it works, it's automatic, so you'll have the latest copy without manually pulling changes.

However, for any non-throwaway code i use git now. It gives me granular edit history via commits, branches for experimental changes, and i can push it to github where i can run tests and deployments for free. However if you're using git, you still need to run commit, push, pull commands but if you use an IDE or even a modern editor, it'll have hot keys for it already.

Also there are files you're not supposed to commit, like binaries and 3rd party dependencies so you may need to setup a virtualenv and run pip install on each machine independently.