Boss: This is the latest documents we have.

Me: Oh, that's v2, I have v3 here, so I'll send them over to you.

Boss: But it has (3) behind the filename. Isn't that uptodate?

Me: Nah, that's a copy of a copy of a copy. That's why I put a v before the number! ;)

Boss: I don't understand...

Oh boy! 😋

I'll go for v<date> now. :P Today's version is v211213! Good luck making 211213 copies! :D

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@trinsec what is you have multiple versions on the same date!

@freemo At least that way it's easier to see if Document A v3 is made around the same time as Document B v5. I can see the merit in that. Modified dates aren't always that reliable.

@freemo Not really. The end results have to be different like this. If I'm the only one using git, it'd still be useless overall around here.

@freemo You don't know what a mess it was here before I arrived. People didn't know what versions of a document they were using. Some were smart enough to add dates to filenames, but still..

@freemo That'd be a justified use of that stupid thing, actually. :P

@freemo (Especially against those who demand that 'I fix their document because I made it' but it turns out it's an unversioned document from before I joined and fixed it up...)

@Zerglingman

Versioning on filenames instead of using git....this is why we dont let Dutch people have guns, if they cant even version a file properly how can we expect them to handle a firearm!

@trinsec

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