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Good excuses to not use version control

From a thread on StackOverflow:

Good excuses NOT to use version control

This question may seem backwards to all logical reasoning, but I encountered a team member who was working on a side project out of the main tree, and had decided ( rephrased )
I'm the only developer, we don't need version control, that's stupid
Now personally, the idea horrifies me, and I can't for one justify it.
So now my stance is clear, I want some legitimate answers why somebody can excuse themselves from using version control. The default answers will of course be "there is no excuse".
Not what I want to see. If you can't see an excuse, then just don't post. ( Feel free to downmod excuses others post that are illegitimate/bad and give reasoning )

72 Answers

There are no good reasons not to use version control. Not one.
answered Sep 25 at 10:32

I can think of one:

I'm the only developer, we don't need version control, and I'm stupid
answered Sep 25 at 10:35