Back up your code!

re: Back up your code!

AliRedSox — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:50:08 GMT

Hi Jesse,

Thanks for recommending Carbonite! To add to Len’s comment, another thing you might be pleased to know is that Carbonite does offer file versioning. We added this feature in our latest release 3.5. If you’re not sure if you’re running our latest version, double click the lock icon in your system tray to open the InfoCenter. Then click “about” in the column on the left. If you’re running anything other than 3.5, you can go to the Carbonite website and reinstall.

Of course, if you still want to maintain your own versioning database, that’s fine too. But I thought I’d let you know that we can save you the trouble by backing up versions for up to 90 days.

Sincerely,

Alison Mahoney

Marcom Specialist

Carbonite, Inc.

www.carbonite.com

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re: Back up your code!

jesseliberty — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:54:43 GMT

I particularly like that the editor for this blog software thinks the vp's first name is obscene. I would argue that it is his behavior, not his name, but that would be on my political blog, not here.

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re: Back up your code!

wisecarver — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:31:57 GMT

Thanks for the notes Len. (Appreciate it.)

I had U.S. Federal legal problems with these concepts in the past and am still recovering.

(32-bit Encryption methods I created with Borland Delphi for Commercial Data backups.)

re: Back up your code!

lenpal — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:08:16 GMT

Hi folks,

I'm sure each software coding project has its own contracts and rules, and so (as in Jesse's Microsoft example above), it may not be legal for you to back up code written under contract using an online backup service like Carbonite.

Contracts and legality aside, though, Carbonite uses heavy encryption and security, including the option to manage your own private encryption key. If the worry is simply the one that Ben voiced above, at least in the case of Carbonite, there is no risk of someone else accessing your files - not even Carbonite staff, even if you opt to let Carbonite manage your encryption key.

Sincerely,

Len Pallazola

Manager, Customer Service Systems

Carbonite, Inc.

www.carbonite.com

re: Back up your code!

jesseliberty — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:37:37 GMT

I never back up anyone else's code without their permission and Microsoft (for example) explicitly prohibits it. I have no problem backing up my own that way, however. I just find it hard to believe that stealing code is worth the incredibly obvious law suit. But you are right, I had intended to point out that one does want to make sure that the only thing you are backing up that way is code you own.

I actually back up in 4 places:

1. My stuff is backed up to a local 500 Gig hard drive and to Carbonite

2. Microsoft's stuff is on a totally isolated set of computers and is backed up to a totally isolated local backup drive and to Microsoft's highly protected servers

3. My work for O'Reilly is backed up to my own backup drive and to O'Reilly's servers

4. My historic work is saved off to CDs that are then stored off site in a protected trusted location with *** Cheyney.

:-)

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re: Back up your code!

wisecarver — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:47:33 GMT

We should drink Espresso over this one.

For years I've stuck to a practice of making two backups, internal and external, at all times.

On-line backups are are still something I don't trust, for many reasons.

Heck, I've still got 4.99GB free on my SkyDrive. ;-)

re: Back up your code!

BenHayat — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:54:16 GMT

Jesse, how do you feel having your source (or worst, client's source) being backed up somewhere else, where you don't who might be looking at it? The idea is great, but if I offer it as an option to a client, and they ask me this question, what should I say?

..Ben