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I'm the lone writer at a small software company, and I'm currently working
on the print manual and online help for a new product. I'm doing all the
documentation in Frame and will create the HTML help with WWP. I'm the only
one in the company who uses these tools. All my files are in various
directories stored on Server A, which is backed up every night. In writing
the new documentation, I often pull from my older material for definitions,
concepts, etc.
A couple of members of the development team want me to work through Visual
Source Safe, which is on Server B (also backed up every night). The
rationale is that "everything will be in one place." I've resisted the idea
because it seems inconvenient (my files will reside on different servers)
and a bit unnecessary (because no one will be making changes to my material
except me). But I don't want to seem like an inflexible member of the team.
Has any lone writer out there used Source Safe and found it trouble-free?
Since I haven't used VSS, I don't know the pros and cons for someone in my
situation.
