#Version control

[disease]

omw to hyper-push all my single commits to yr git repo

[too-antigonish]

Hmmm....Which version of Endeavour am I watching?

Cut scenes? Different music? Turns out there are actually up to 4 different versions of every episode of Endeavour! 

What are they you ask?

Here you go...

UK Initial Broadcast version: What went out over the airwaves when the episode premiered. In most cases this does not differ from other UK versions of the episode. However, certain pieces of music—such as Dean Martin’s song Sway in the S2E3 episode of the same title—were so expensive to license that the production was only able to afford the original song for that first broadcast. Repeats had to make do with a substitute piece of music composed to replace the original.  In the case of Sway, the replacement piece was at least specifically commissioned and written for the episode. It was not purchased as a generic composition from a production music library, which is usually what happen in this situation.

This version is only available if you recorded it at the time or know someone who did.

UK Version (Repeats and DVDs): The UK Repeats and DVDs are the definitive versions. Nothing is cut from the original broadcast and they have the soundtrack from the original broadcast—with a few exceptions, like the one mentioned above.

International Version with Cuts (PBS Masterpiece Theater version, both streaming and some DVDs): This version is what I would consider the “worst” option. First, each episode is cut for length by 5 to 8 minutes so that it will fit into the PBS time slot. Second, this version also uses the international version of the soundtrack. Most of the classical music from the UK version remains the same. However, most of the popular music (i.e. Rolling Stones, Kinks, Velvet Underground, etc.) was too expensive to license internationally and was replaced with generic production music. It’s a standard practice in the industry because music licensing is incredibly complicated and pricey, but it still sucks.

International Full-Length Version (Amazon Streaming, iTunes, etc.): These are at least the complete episode. None of the content is cut. The current exception to this may be S9, which is still only available on Amazon via the PBS streaming service. However, at this point, I’m not sure if PBS made the usual cuts to S9. For all other seasons, however, I know for sure that the version on Amazon is complete. It does, however, have the international and not the UK soundtrack.

Other stuff:

If you are looking to purchase physical DVDs, it’s important to be aware of 1) which version you want and 2) which version you can actually access. Most of the DVDs for sale in the US will only play in US DVD players and most for sale in the UK will only play in UK DVD players. If you want to be able to play DVDs from anywhere, you need to purchase a region-free DVD player. 

Even then, however, you need to be careful about which version of the show is on any given DVD set. In the US, at least, it can be very difficult to tell from the packaging or purchasing information whether or not a particular set is the full-length version or the one with cuts. The good news is that most of the DVDs are full-length. The bad news is that there are a few sets that are not and I haven’t gone through one-by-one to identify which ones those are—so just be careful.

As far as I know, the DVDs for sale in the US all have the international soundtrack. If you want to hear the UK soundtrack, you’ll have to get that region-free DVD player and the UK versions.

I think that’s it. If anyone knows of something I’ve missed or if I’ve made any errors, please let me know!

[evaristo-velez]

Version Control and You

I understand some folk may hold specific views concerning how one creates art. That's fine. I have had artistic inclination since I was young, eventually developing into...whatever it is I am.

When I produced music, I had this terrible habit of constantly overwriting my current project. Not saving backups returned to haunt me after accidentally deleting an entire album. While I did recreate it from scratch, because I'm sick like that, I shouldn't have needed to do that.

Much of my writing has been shaped by my experience (wild, I know). I spent six years as a nuclear technician, electrician on a nuclear power plant, and after getting my EE degree became an engineer.

Much of that pragmatism expressed itself in my art, even as a younger musician. While I didn't save every version of a track, I did approach construction from an engineering aspect, but not the management of said project.

Save copies of your draft

Every big step through the editing process, I recommend saving a copy. I've found nuggets lost to the erosion of editing from older drafts. This also allows you to track growth.

There may come a time where you lose your way and having an older draft may be the thing to remind you of where you were going.

For your consideration.

[atmosphericradar]

I am not happy that very few of the apps on my phone make proper use of the changelog feature. When a developer chooses to write a changelog that says: "Bug fixes and performance improvements" instead of actually explaining their work, it comes across to me as lazy and condescending do their userbase. Because I know that internally, the developers are keeping detailed records through Git messages. It begs the question: "Are we not smart or worthy enough to know what is going on inside the programs we permit onto our devices?"

But I think something less sinister, and more depressing, is driving this trend. It's not that the devs are sneering at you, or (necessarily) that they're hiding predatory updates from you, or even that the developers are exceptionally lazy.

I think that software companies only care about new features, and simply do not value bug fixing and maintenance. As an organization, most of these dev teams will prioritize new features and will assume that their users do as well. The most profitable companies want to constantly optimize for efficiency. It might be considered a waste of employee hours to have even one PM look through the Git logs, find all of the little bugs, and create a copy-pasted detailed changelog bespoke for each update release on the Google Play Store.

[bookcoversonly]

Title: Version Control | Author: Dexter Palmer | Publisher: Pantheon (2016)

[commieclimbercatboy]

This is better than just editing a .doc file, but this isn't how you do version control. Use git! It was made for code, but it works for anything text-based.

REMEMBER: WHEN YOU'RE WORKING ON A PIECE OF WRITING, NEVER DELETE ANYTHING

Ok, so you have a big paper due in July. You make a folder for the project called "Big Paper." You get to work, and save a file titled "PaperTopic.doc" in that folder.

You go back to your draft the next day. DO NOT simply open "PaperTopic.doc" and start editing/adding/revising. You are going to make a folder titled "Paper Versions." You are going to make a copy of "PaperTopic.doc." You are going to move it into the "Paper Versions" Folder.

Then you are going to go back to the original "PaperTopic.doc," and rename it "PaperTopic 5.14.24.doc." And you're going to repeat this EVERY DAY that you work on this project. Soon the "Paper Versions" will look like this:

I post about this every 6 months or so, and I will continue to do so; because one day, it WILL save your ass. You're welcome.

Also, back it up to an external hard drive at least once a week.

[shonatanwer98]

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[frog707]

Torvalds interview

[greenwebpage]

This article focuses on installing and configuring Git on Debian 12.

https://greenwebpage.com/community/how-to-install-and-configure-git-on-debian-12/

[clownbabycarnival]

the battle has continued but we've paused the unreal fight and moved to the next: version control. unintentionally wrote over people's work when i reconciled files that SOMEHOW dont get added to my project. theyve been mostly undone by now but . jesus christ

[sunbentshadows]

Just saw a post about naming things title_FINAL_FINAL_USETHISVERSION.doc and I would like all the writing girlies to consider the following:

ex: title_1.1.12.doc

You don't even have to keep it clean, you can just increment the numbers as high as you need [title_1.105] - it's STILL more organized than the above appending-words style. Neat!

[rrsolomon]

Took a Break, But Back to Writing Soon

I had to step away from writing for a few days—not because I wanted to, but because I needed to. I’ve been mentally exhausted, and trying to push through it was just making everything worse. Between writing, worldbuilding, and life in general, I felt like my brain was running on fumes. So, I took some time off, spent it with friends, and just let myself exist without thinking about Restless for a little bit. It helped, but the work is still there waiting for me.

Even with the break, I still managed to get some things done. Carry’s character sheet is finally finished, which is a big deal because she’s one of the most important people in Adam’s life. Getting everything about her down on paper made me realize just how much she’s been through and how much she keeps hidden beneath the surface. And as of today, Lisa’s character sheet is done too! She was a bit harder to pin down since she’s not physically present for most of the story, but her influence on Adam is massive. Everything about her—the choices she made, the way she lived, and how she died—shapes the entire book.

That’s the thing about this project—it keeps expanding in ways I didn’t expect. The worldbuilding just keeps growing, and it feels overwhelming at times because I have so much to do. I added more details about The Red Syndicate, WhisperNet, and The Wraiths, organizations controlling Angel City’s corruption from behind the scenes. The more I build out these factions, the more I realize how much depth there is to this world—but the reality is, a lot of this stuff won’t even make it into the final book. I’m creating layers of history, politics, and hidden power structures, knowing full well that most of it will only serve as background texture. And yet, I need to do it because it makes the world feel real, even if readers never see all the moving pieces.

On top of all this, I’ve been working on switching my version control over to GitTea, which is basically a self-hosted GitHub alternative. It’s going to help me track everything—character details, plot points, organizations, and all the random worldbuilding notes I have scattered across different documents. If anyone’s interested in how I use version control for writing, I’d be happy to put together a tutorial. Honestly, having a system like this helps when the scope of a project feels too big to manage.

Even though I’m feeling a little better after the break, I still have so much left to do, and it’s kind of overwhelming. But I just have to remind myself that I don’t need to figure everything out all at once. The book isn’t going to be perfect on the first (or second, or third) pass. I just have to keep going, piece by piece, and trust that it’ll all come together.

Classes start soon, and I know that’s going to add even more to my plate, but I’m still going to push forward with Restless. I’ll keep you all updated as I work through it. Here’s to making progress—even if it’s slow.

[creative-thinker23]

Day 2 of learning

1. Code for decompilation exists only upto python 3.9 max. I have used python version 3.12.0

2. I learnt to disassemble .pyc file to get the bytecode of the precompiled file. Will send the code for it later it's night here and i am sleepy lol.

3. After disassembling I can manually find out the source code.

4. To use multiple versions of python change the address of the python version folder and the python script folder that u edit and add in the environment variables of windows.

(May try to undertake creating code for decompilation of python versions 3.9 and above)

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