Excuse Me, Do You Have a Moment to Talk About Version Control?

@article{Bryan2018ExcuseMD,
  title={Excuse Me, Do You Have a Moment to Talk About Version Control?},
  author={Jennifer Bryan},
  journal={The American Statistician},
  year={2018},
  volume={72},
  pages={20 - 27}
}
  • J. Bryan
  • Published 2 January 2018
  • Computer Science
  • The American Statistician
ABSTRACT Data analysis, statistical research, and teaching statistics have at least one thing in common: these activities all produce many files! There are data files, source code, figures, tables, prepared reports, and much more. Most of these files evolve over the course of a project and often need to be shared with others, for reading or edits, as a project unfolds. Without explicit and structured management, project organization can easily descend into chaos, taking time away from the… 
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