I frequently find myself numbering my FWP documents so if I make an error I can revert back to an older version. The only problem is my numbering system is simply incremental, which means the latest version of various client documents might be something like this:
ClientA-4
ClientB-2
ClientC-8
I’m wondering if a date code may be better. Perhaps something like:
ClientA-1312
ClientB-1308
ClientC-1402
Maybe I’m overthinking all of this. What do you do?
Personally, I use Time Machine as my versioning system. Then again, most of my projects are pretty small so not much can go wrong. On a larger website, I would be inclined to use something like git to keep track of changes.
I use Time Machine as well, but primarily for backup.
What I tend to do with Freeway Pro is add a number to each new version of the file, sort of like software. So the very first version of the website would be, “ClientName1”. The next revision would be, “ClientName2”, then, “ClientName3” and so on.
I guess it works pretty well unless I forget the last number I used.
I don’t do iterative builds - only major rebuilds, and then I’m starting
from scratch. So, version 2 is a complete rebuild while minor updates are
made to the current working file. I don’t see the point in preserving a
slightly earlier version, and I do not want inconstant clients who pay me
to shuffle the lines back and forth like a graphic monkey.
I don’t encourage designing and building at the same time within FWP…
design first then execute. If client’s want a “what if” that requires
restructuring the site, I generally mockup a page in a graphic app and get
them to commit to the plan.
When I used Freeway, I transitioned through three kinds of files:
Draft (D)
Released (R)
Version (V)
As I worked on the draft, every Friday I would create a back-up: freeway-d-010212 - and I would know what was the latest draft based on the 6-digit date code at the end. Released was for after client approval and what went up to the site and was live: freeway-r-011512 - which would let me know when I uploaded the approved file to the server. Afterwards, when the client asked for a revision, I considered this a new version: freeway-v-021512 and could then track the number of revisions I did and based on the date, know what the latest revision files were.
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On February 5, 2014 at 9:06:31 PM, RavenManiac (email@hidden) wrote:
I use Time Machine as well, but primarily for backup.
What I tend to do with Freeway Pro is add a number to each new version of the file, sort of like software. So the very first version of the website would be, “ClientName1”. The next revision would be, “ClientName2”, then, “ClientName3” and so on.
I guess it works pretty well unless I forget the last number I used.
