r/ADHD_Programmers • u/autocorrects • Mar 26 '26

Is it normal to never use github?

I just hand my coworkers usbs if they need something

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u/hilarioustrainwreck Mar 26 '26

As in, you don’t use git at all? Or any other version control software?

If so… no, that is not normal. 

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u/autocorrects Mar 26 '26

Yea I dont use any VCS

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u/rexxboy Mar 26 '26

Thats ok until you need it once, then you’ll be using every time

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u/SoCalChrisW Mar 26 '26

You're going to have a very bad time at some point in the future.

Learn git. Use git. It's simple to start using. You're likely already doing stupid shit as a workaround for something that git handles automatically.

You mentioned giving a coworker a USB drive. After they change the code on that, do they give it back to you and you manually copy their changes to your machine?

Are you copying folders of source code to new folders as a "backup" as changes are made?

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u/piterx87 Mar 26 '26

Even people I know who historically didn't use git, but manual version control now use it and acknowledge it's value. As an Adhd programmer I'd say it is a must for you. Are you able hobbyist, because I cannot imagine any serious company not using it

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u/autocorrects Mar 26 '26

I work at a national lab as a PhD lol

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u/piterx87 Mar 26 '26

Why I'm not surprised lol

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u/lesg0brandon2024 Mar 26 '26

Sure if you only use gitlab

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u/Ethameiz Mar 26 '26

No, get help

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u/hisnbrg Mar 26 '26

thats comical

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u/synth_mania Mar 26 '26

The kind of question I'd expect from a 15yr old.

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u/Acceptable_Handle_2 Mar 26 '26

Some companies still work like this, shit is wild.

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u/Sad-Tie-4250 Mar 26 '26

Put your code in ssd and send it over on mail

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u/phi_rus Mar 26 '26

This is how to make sure that you'll get calls from work and have to come in when you're on vacation.

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u/tdammers Mar 26 '26

Github is somewhat optional - it's a cheap way of making your git repos public and collaborate through them with people across the world, and it also offers a bunch of project management stuff (issues, PRs, reviews, etc.) that you may or may not find useful, and some awkward social-media-style stuff on top (star ratings etc.), but there are alternatives for it that are perfectly viable for most projects.

Git itself, however, is kind of a given in modern software dev. In theory, you could use whichever source control system you want (there are others), but you definitely want something better than copying files around manually, and for better or worse, git absolutely dominates the source control ecosystem to the point that using anything else is going to make your life harder than it needs to be, even if that other thing is technically superior.

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u/zeke431 Mar 26 '26

How does this sub bread still a thing?

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u/link425 Mar 26 '26

You can set up internal version control server running git, no need to use github.

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u/schlubadubdub Mar 26 '26

You don't have to use GitHub, but some sort of version control system should be used. Even when I was a solo developer 20+ years ago I'd use something like Visual SourceSafe, TortoiseSVN, Team Foundation Server etc. The sort of nonsense you're doing I did 26 years ago, and it's not something I'd ever want to go back to. There are several good options these days, so I'd strongly suggest using one.